Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi

The Rise of Kyoshi is the first installment of the Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Kyoshi Saga, a trilogy of novels authored by F. C. Yee and illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks. The novel focuses on Kyoshi, the Avatar preceding Korra, and expands on her origin story as well as her early years as the Avatar.

The novel begins with Kyoshi’s birth in the Earth Kingdom village of Chin Village. Kyoshi is born with Earthbending abilities, which sets her apart from the rest of her village, who are all non-benders. Kyoshi is shunned by her village, but she finds friends in Rangi and Koko, two other outcasts. The three of them are constantly bullied by the other kids in the village.

One day, when Kyoshi is seven, she encounters a group of bandits who are terrorizing her village. Kyoshi uses her Earthbending to defeat the bandits and save her village. After this event, Kyoshi is revered by her village and becomes a local legend.

Kyoshi’s legend grows even larger when, at the age of sixteen, she is revealed to be the Avatar. Kyoshi is trained in the other three elements by her friends

The Rise of Kyoshi earned the #1 spot on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Children’s Middle Grade books.

The Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi is a novel that tells the story of Kyoshi, the Avatar before Aang. The novel is written by F. C. Yee and is set in the Avatar universe.

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