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Saints

Vibiana, an unwanted fourth child, finds her name and identity in Christianity, but with the Boxer Rebellion in full swing and Chinese Christians facing death, she must decide whether her loyalties lie with her religion or her country.

Main Author:	Yang, Gene Luen.
Other Authors:	Pien, Lark.
Format:	Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:	English
Published:	New York : First Second, 2013.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Christianity > China > History > Young adult fiction. China > History > Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 > Young adult fiction. Historical fiction > Young adult. Graphic novels > Young adult.

Summary:	Vibiana, an unwanted fourth child, finds her name and identity in Christianity, but with the Boxer Rebellion in full swing and Chinese Christians facing death, she must decide whether her loyalties lie with her religion or her country.
Item Description:	Companion to: Boxers.
Physical Description:	170 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]).
ISBN:	9781596436893 (pbk.) 1596436891 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Gene Luen Yang was born on August 9, 1973 in California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in computer science and minored in creative writing. After graduating in 1995, he worked as a computer engineer for two years. He decided that he was meant to teach and left his job as an engineer to teach computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. He is a writer of graphic novels and comics. His first published comic, Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, was published in 1997 and won the Xeric Grant, a self-publishing grant for comic book creators. His other works include Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order and Avatar: The Last Airbender. He won the Michael L. Printz Award in 2006 for American Born Chinese and the Eisner Award for best short story in 2009 for Eternal Smile. (Bowker Author Biography)

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