The Kite Rider - Softcover

McCaughrean, Geraldine

3.52

1,603 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192755285 ISBN 13: 9780192755285

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2007

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Haoyou knows that his father's spirit lives among the clouds above Ancient China. He also knows that to save his mother from being forced into a new marriage he must now follow in his father's footsteps and take to the skies, riding a kite through the clouds and the spirits of the dead.

Then the Jade Circus offers him a chance to escape his enemies and travel throughout the empire, and maybe even perform before Kublai Khan himself. But is going with the circus really the best option? It could be that the circus master is leading him into even greater danger.

This outstanding story is like nothing else you've ever read - packed with action, adventure and emotion.

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Review:

It snatches you up from the first chapter . . . beautiful and compulsive (The Sunday Times)

gripping stuff (Ian Hislop, The Sunday Telegraph)

a marvellous soaring story that gives you a glimpse into another world (The Guardian)

A masterpiece of storytelling (The Times)

Packed with action and intrigue, this is an exhilarating new novel from an author who never disappoints. (Times Educational Supplement)

Book Description:

A truly amazing story by the multi award-winning author, Geraldine McCaughrean

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