Kite Rider, The

McCaughrean, Geraldine
This story of adventure, betrayal, family, and sacrifice is set in thirteenth-century China, a time when the Chinese lived under the foreign emperor, Kublai Khan. After watching his father die, the 12 year old peasant boy, Haoyou, must fend for himself and protect his widowed mother from their greedy, overbearing uncle and a suitor responsible for his father's death.
Collections:
Novel
Subject:
English Language Arts
Grades:
  • 8-9

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