Kite Rider

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They called him Gou Tian, Sky Hook, the boy who flies. Then the Jade Circus offered him a chance to escape his enemies and travel throughout Kublai Khan’s empire. But can he escape so easily and can he avoid even greater danger?

ISBN: 9780192755285 Author: McCaughrean, Geraldine Publisher: OXFORD CHILDREN'S & EDUCATION Publication Date: 4th October 2007 Imprint: Oxford University Press Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.914 (edition:22) Pages: 212 Language: English Edition: |Reissue Readership: Children - juvenile / Code: J Category: Subjects: , ,

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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