Saints

by Gene Luan Yang
Hennepin County Library paperback 170 pages
genre: YA graphic novel, historical fiction

The yin to his previous novel's yang, this volume traces the perspective of the Christians (both white and converted Chinese) through the story of Four-girl. Her grandfather dislikes her (hence no actual name for her) and calls her a devil child. She becomes a Christian because they are the "foreign devils" everyone dislikes. The conflicts (personal and cultural) and her visions of Joan of Arc are interesting additions to this story. The two volumes (Boxers and Saints) work very well together. I'll buy both of these for my collection.