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Boxers by Gene Luen Yang
4.0

This flew by, as graphic novels do. I liked the art and color used throughout, especially when it came to the opera fighters (blanking right now). I want to know more about the Boxer Rebellion now; I knew nothing before reading this, but I'm curious as to what is accurate and what is artistic license since, after all, it's magical realism. I can see this being a gateway book for students to get into reading more about the history of other countries and cultures, even for reluctant readers. Now I need to buy a copy for my classroom library. I'll definitely be reading Saints, but probably not right away. Story wise, I wish the ending had been more satisfying...it wasn't quite what I was expecting, and a lot seemed to happen quickly in the last fifty pages or so.