Book cover for The kite rider a novel
Description
Up and up the wind drew him. Haoyou looked about him and saw the wholeworld beneath him. And it was his. The Great Miao, master of the Jade Circus, offers Haoyou the amazing chance to escape his family's poverty -- by becoming a kite rider. Strapped onto a beautiful scarlet-and-gold kite, Haoyou is sent into the sky, earning money, freedom, and unexpected fame. Miao even plans for Haoyou to perform before Kublai Khan himself. From Carnegie Medalist Geraldine McCaughrean comes a dazzling story of adventure, betrayal, family, and sacrifice set in the dramatic world of thirteenth-century China.
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN10 0066238749
ISBN13 9780066238746
Number of Pages 284
File Size DL-96MB
Shelf Number GT974
Grade Range 6 - 12
Ages 12 - 19
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download