This Young Adult fantasy novel takes place in the world of Nickelodeon's acclaimed Avatar the Last Airbender series. This follows Kyoshi, the Earthbending Avatar, one of Aang's past lives (each time an Avatar dies, a new Avatar is born in the next element in the cycle). This follows Kyoshi's journey after the sudden passing of Kuruk, the Waterbending Avatar before her.
The discovery of Yun, a young Avatar, brought stability to the four nations until Earth Kingdom-born Kyoshi, Yun's friend and servant, demonstrated remarkable bending during a mission to the South Pole. When growing unrest among her allies turned to violence, Kyoshi was forced to flee the Avatar mansion with her fiery friend Rangi, taking little more than the metal war fans and headdress her parents left behind. Finding unlikely supporters in the criminals and outlaws living the shadows of the Earth Kingdom, Kyoshi and Rangi are torn between following the traditional paths of an Avatar, and seeking vengeance for those she has lost. -- adapted from jacket
This is a story about loss, fear, vengeance, justice, and finding what it means to be the Avatar. Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi also has a direct sequel in Avatar: Shadows of Kyoshi, both of which we own.
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