Boxers & Saints Boxed Set

The Boxers & Saints Boxed Set from Gene Luen Yang, one of the greatest comics storytellers alive, brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing work.

In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful.

But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity.

Boxers & Saints is one of the most ambitious graphic novels First Second has ever published. It offers a penetrating insight into not only one of the most controversial episodes of modern Chinese history, but into the very core of our human nature. Gene Luen Yang is rightly called a master of the comics form, and this book will cement that reputation.

This boxed set includes the trade paperback Boxers as well as the trade paperback Saints, packaged together in one slipcase.

A New York Times bestseller
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013

Author: Gene Luen Yang
Publisher: First Second
Published: 09/10/2013
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Boxed Set
Weight: 2.82lbs
Size: 8.83h x 6.30w x 1.94d
ISBN: 9781596439245
Audience: Young Adult


Award: National Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2013
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2013 pg. 59
Library Journal 09/15/2013 pg. 82
Shelf Awareness 09/20/2013
New York Times Book Review 10/13/2013 pg. 24
New York Times Book Review 10/20/2013 pg. 26
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/04/2013 pg. 29
PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 11/25/2013
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2013 pg. 31
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2013 pg. 64
Shelf Awareness 12/13/2013
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/08/2013 pg. 35
People Weekly 12/23/2013 pg. 61

About the Author
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.