{"product_id":"the-kite-rider-isbn-9780066238753","title":"The Kite Rider","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eKite Rider\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCarnegie Medalist Geraldine McCaughrean delivers a dazzling story of adventure, betrayal, family, and sacrifice set in the dramatic, dangerous world of thirteenth-century China. “A genuine page-turner,” raved ALA \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e in a starred review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Miao, master of the Jade Circus, offers twelve-year-old Haoyou the amazing chance to change his life—to escape from his family’s poverty and the pain of his father’s recent death—by becoming a kite rider!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrapped onto a beautiful scarlet-and-gold kite, Haoyou is sent into the sky to soar perilously among the clouds and entertain awestruck crowds below. Traveling the Empire with the circus, Haoyou earns freedom, money, and unexpected fame as he skillfully performs for local villagers who believe he can bring back messages from lost loved ones whose spirits haunt the sky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Miao even plans for the boy to perform before the Mongol conqueror Kublai Khan himself! But what if the Miao isn’t all that he seems? And can Haoyou really leave behind all the duties that bind him to the ground—his family and especially his widowed mother—for good? \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003ch4 align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUp and up the wind drew him.\u003cbr\u003eHaoyou looked about him and saw the whole\u003cbr\u003eworld beneath him. And it was his. He could\u003cbr\u003ebreathe! Today Haoyou was a kite, a\u003cbr\u003ewindhover riding on spread wings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe great Miao master of the Jade Circus, offers twelve-year-old Haoyou the amazing chance to change his life -- to escape from his family's poverty and the pain of his father's recent death -- by becoming a kite rider!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrapped onto a beautiful scarlet -- and-gold kite, Haoyou is sent into the sky to soar perilously among the clouds and entertain the awestruck crowds below. Traveling the Empire as part of the Jade Circus, Haoyou earns freedom, money, and unexpected fame -- as he skillfully performs for local villagers who believe he can bring back messages from lost loved ones whose spirits haunt the sky. Miao even plans for Haoyou to perform before the Mongol conqueror Kublai Khan himself!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what about the duties that bind Haoyou to the ground -- his duties to his family, especially to his widowed mother? And is the Great Miao all that he seems, or could he be using Haoyou in a treacherous plot?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom incredibly versatile Carnegie Medalist Geraldine McCaughrean, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Stones Are Hatching,\u003c\/em\u003e comes this dazzling story of adventure, betrayal, family, and sacrifice set in the dramatic, dangerous world of thirteenth-century China.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A genuine page-turner. Not only a solid adventure story but also a window to a fascinating time and place.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There’s no livelier or more fluent storyteller than McCaughrean. Skillful plotting, hair-raising suspense, and vivid details all help bring this adventure to splendid life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With her exuberant, nonstop plotting and supremely colorful setting, McCaughrean grabs hold of readers’ imaginations and doesn’t let go.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889212125413,"sku":"NP9780066238753","price":16.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780066238753.jpg?v=1730230763","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-kite-rider-isbn-9780066238753","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}