The book Tiger, by Jeff Stone, is set in ancient China. Fu, the eleven year old tiger kung fu master, and his four brothers are monks at a kung fu temple. That is, until it is destroyed by their former brother Ying, and his army newly equiped with qiangs, an early pistol. Fu and his brothers are scattered to the winds to find the truth about all their pasts and find a way to change the new emperors heart and make him a better man. Fu travels to a small village nearby, but gets into some trouble when he deafens the son of the Governer.
This is the first book of a series of 7, and each one is written from the point of view of a master of kung fu: Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Crane, Eagle, Mouse, and Dragon. I really enjoy how he focuses on one character, moving the main story along, but then goes back in the next book to fill in the details that were missed by the previous character or characters. I would strongly recomend this series, even though it isn't the hardest read, because it has a great story and a great message.
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