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Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nun's Kung Fu

by Emily Arnold McCully · 1998

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This is the dramatic, multilayered story of two legendary women warriors, Wu Mei, the "beautiful warrior", and her most famous pupil, Mingyi, set in the vibrant colors of China.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
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ChinaChinaMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of thisgeographygeographyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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