--- product_id: 10981182 title: "Boxers (Boxers & Saints, 1)" price: "C$1456" currency: NIO in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.ni/products/10981182-boxers-boxers-and-saints-1 store_origin: NI region: Nicaragua --- # Award-winning graphic novel Top #6 in Asian Historical Fiction Dual-volume storytelling Boxers (Boxers & Saints, 1) **Price:** C$1456 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the power of history and heroism—don’t miss the graphic novel everyone’s talking about! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Boxers (Boxers & Saints, 1) - **How much does it cost?** C$1456 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ni](https://www.desertcart.ni/products/10981182-boxers-boxers-and-saints-1) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Award-Winning Storytelling:** Dive into a National Book Award finalist and LA Times Book Prize winner that redefines graphic novels. - • **Critically Acclaimed & Beloved:** Join thousands of readers who rated it 4.3 stars, praising its gripping cliffhangers and profound themes. - • **Dual Perspectives, One Epic Tale:** Experience the Boxer Rebellion through two compelling volumes—Boxers and Saints—offering a rare narrative depth. - • **Perfect for Millennial Book Clubs:** Spark meaningful conversations on rebellion, faith, and identity with this top-ranked teen & young adult hit. - • **Culturally Rich & Historically Grounded:** Explore a vivid portrayal of 1898 China, blending magical realism with real historical conflict. ## Overview Boxers & Saints is a two-volume graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, acclaimed for its innovative storytelling and historical depth. Set during the Boxer Rebellion in 1898 China, it explores complex themes of faith, rebellion, and identity through parallel narratives. Winner of the LA Times Book Prize and a National Book Award finalist, this culturally rich work has earned a 4.3-star rating from over 150 readers and ranks #6 in Teen & Young Adult Asian Historical Fiction. ## Description Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’s fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese , a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel Dragon Hoops received an Eisner Award and a Printz honor. His other comics works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), as well as Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. A New York Times bestseller China,1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers - commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils." Against all odds, this grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. But nothing is simple. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? So many are dying, including thousands of "secondary devils" - Chinese citizens who have converted to Christianity. Boxers & Saints is an innovative new graphic novel in two volumes - the parallel stories of two young people caught up on opposite sides of a violent rift. American Born Chinese author Gene Luen Yang brings his clear-eyed storytelling and trademark magical realism to the complexities of the Boxer Rebellion and lays bare the foundations of extremism, rebellion, and faith. Discover the other side of the Boxer Rebellion in Saints - the companion volume to Boxers. Review: "What is China but a people and their stories?" - One of the strengths of a graphic novel is the author's ability to literally show readers how characters see the world. Little Bao is at the cusp of adolescence when he first begins to understand the profound ways in which China is being changed through the growing imperial presence of the West. In his child-like imagination, he sees heroes and gods working around, with and through him. As he enters adolescence, these characters inspire him to first join and later lead members of the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious First - the "Boxers." Yang does a tremendous job of showing the causes of the Boxer Rebellion through the eyes of Little Bao - the humiliations suffered not only by the Chi'ng dynasty, but by average Chinese as well at the hands of Western imperialists. The tragedy for all concerned (both Westerners and Chinese) is graphically (pardon the pun) illustrated. (Sorry - couldn't help it.) It is a great introduction to an event that to many outside China is sadly unfamiliar. For those seeking a more detailed historical account of the Boxer Rebellion, I recommend The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners that Shook the World in the Summer of 1900 - although it has a decidedly "western" orientation. Review: Amazing - An amazing book with great cliffhangers! I 100% recommend. I was reading it for book group and I honestly underestimated it. Truly fantastic. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #60,951 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Teen & Young Adult Asian Historical Fiction #66 in Teen & Young Adult Religious Fiction #557 in Teen & Young Adult Comics & Graphic Novels (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 152 Reviews | ## Images ![Boxers (Boxers & Saints, 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-uKPc6HpL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "What is China but a people and their stories?" *by D***N on February 7, 2018* One of the strengths of a graphic novel is the author's ability to literally show readers how characters see the world. Little Bao is at the cusp of adolescence when he first begins to understand the profound ways in which China is being changed through the growing imperial presence of the West. In his child-like imagination, he sees heroes and gods working around, with and through him. As he enters adolescence, these characters inspire him to first join and later lead members of the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious First - the "Boxers." Yang does a tremendous job of showing the causes of the Boxer Rebellion through the eyes of Little Bao - the humiliations suffered not only by the Chi'ng dynasty, but by average Chinese as well at the hands of Western imperialists. The tragedy for all concerned (both Westerners and Chinese) is graphically (pardon the pun) illustrated. (Sorry - couldn't help it.) It is a great introduction to an event that to many outside China is sadly unfamiliar. For those seeking a more detailed historical account of the Boxer Rebellion, I recommend The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners that Shook the World in the Summer of 1900 - although it has a decidedly "western" orientation. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing *by A***R on October 16, 2020* An amazing book with great cliffhangers! I 100% recommend. I was reading it for book group and I honestly underestimated it. Truly fantastic. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars *by E***I on January 7, 2015* This is a great graphic novel. The story is historical, but told in such a contemporary way. 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