McCaughrean, Geraldine. The kite rider.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

From: Kliatt | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine. The kite rider. HarperCollins. 270p. c2001.0-066-238749. $15.95. JS*

I would double star this if KLIATT allowed such a thing! And it isn't even really a YA novel as we generally consider them. It's quite amazingly imaginative, exotic, and challenging--and it is in the genre of historical fiction, not fantasy. The kite rider is a 12-year-old boy, living in China in the 13th century, at the time of the Kublai Khan. His name is Haoyou. He is talented with his hands and courageous, with a generous spirit; he is also naive and immature. It isn't only ...

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