Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rise of Kyoshi

Seven years after the death of Avatar Kuruk, his companions Jianzhu and Kelsang, an Earth Kingdom noble and a disgraced Air Nomad, respectively, search the Earth Kingdom for the next Avatar. They come to Yokoya village, to try and find the Avatar among the children there. Kyoshi, then a homeless outcast child left in the village by her outlaw parents, briefly participates in their test, but runs off midway through it, unused to displays of kindness. She is later taken in by Kelsang, who becomes a father figure to her.

Nine years later, Kyoshi works as a servant in a mansion built to accommodate Yun, an Earth Kingdom teenager who Jianzhu has identified as the Avatar, and who is one of Kyoshi's friends. Yun's identity as the Avatar is thrown into doubt after Kyoshi performs a feat of Avatar-level earth-bending during a confrontation with pirates. Hoping to confirm matters, Jianzhu takes Kyoshi and Yun to see a spirit named Father Glowworm, who reveals Kyoshi to be the Avatar before attacking both her and Yun. Jianzhu seeks to mentor Kuruk's successor and believes himself the only one capable of doing so. After a series of tragic events, the resultant trauma causes Kyoshi to go into the Avatar state and nearly kill Jianzhu, before she flees the Avatar's mansion with her friend Rangi, a teenage firebender serving as Yun's bodyguard.

During her journey, Kyoshi seeks to perfect her technique in earthbending and master the four elements to take revenge on Jianzhu.

Entertainment Weekly called it a "stunning revitalization of Avatar storytelling", and observed how the use of prose enabled a deeper exploration of the worldbuilding.[3] Kirkus Reviews lauded Yee's use of "political entanglements (and) complex cultural identities", but noted that familiarity with the source material was necessary for "full enjoyment".[4]