{"product_id":"9781596433595","title":"Boxers","description":"\u003cp\u003eGene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina,1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoxers \u0026amp; Saints \u003c\/i\u003eis an innovative new graphic novel in two volumes - the parallel stories of two young people caught up on opposite sides of a violent rift. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese \u003c\/i\u003eauthor 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the other side of the Boxer Rebellion in \u003ci\u003eSaints - \u003c\/i\u003ethe companion volume to \u003ci\u003eBoxers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057384472816,"sku":"9781596433595","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781596433595_p0.jpg?v=1763808934","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781596433595","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}