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The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean · Booklabria

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The Kite Rider

HistoryHistorical Fiction

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First published: 2001
Editions: 24 in 4 languages

Synopsis

In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and ends up meeting the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.

Subjects: History
Historical Fiction
Children's fiction
Family life
Families
Family
Set in: China
Characters: Kublai Khan

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24 in 4 languages

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English20 Chinese1 Danish1 Spanish1

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