Boxers

by Gene Luan Yang
Hennepin County Library paperback 325 pages
genre: YA graphic novel, historical fiction

I liked this much, much better than his award-winning American Born Chinese. This book tells the story of the Boxer Rebellion in an intriguing, almost mystical manner. Little Bao is ready to join his older brothers in 1898 as trouble is breaking out, but they see him as a little kid. So many themes, story lines, and perspectives in the book. Very very well done - art and storytelling.