The Kite Rider

The Kite Rider
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 228
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0192751573
ISBN-13 : 9780192751577
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Kite Rider by : Geraldine McCaughrean

Download or read book The Kite Rider written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


The Kite Rider Related Books

The Kite Rider
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Geraldine McCaughrean
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 Haoyo
The Kite Runner
Language: en
Pages: 337
Authors: Khaled Hosseini
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-05 - Publisher: A&C Black

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of
The Kite Runner
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Khaled Hosseini
Categories: Afghanistan
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocitie
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Language: en
Pages: 292
Authors: Geraldine McCaughrean
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Camel Rider
Language: en
Pages: 207
Authors: Prue Mason
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-07-01 - Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

War has broken out in the Middle East and all foreigners are fleeing. Instead of escaping with his neighbors, Adam sneaks off to save his dog, which has been le