Historical Fiction
Boxers (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Boxers & Saints)
2013·336 pages
Young Bao leads Boxers empowered by Chinese gods in a violent 1898 rebellion against foreign missionaries and Chinese Christians.
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Young Bao leads Boxers empowered by Chinese gods in a violent 1898 rebellion against foreign missionaries and Chinese Christians.
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China,1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers - commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils." Against all odds, this grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. But nothing is simple. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? So many are dying, including thousands of "s...
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Romance & sex
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Violence & gore
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Violent rebellion scenes with widespread deaths of soldiers and civilians
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Religious content
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Missionaries, Christian converts, ancient gods, faith, and extremism themes
Magic & witchcraft
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Powers of ancient Chinese gods harnessed by Boxers
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Boxer Rebellion against foreign influence and Chinese Christians
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Peasants bullied and robbed; mass deaths in uprising
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