The Kite RiderUp and up the wind drew him. Haoyou looked about him and saw the whole world 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. |
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She's a widow now. Tell you what, boy ... I'll come myself and tell her. These things shouldn't come from a stranger. A woman needs a friendly face at a time like this." ./i/aoyou's mother, Qing'an, was a woman of uncommon beauty.
i/aoyou's mother, Qing'an, was a woman of uncommon beauty. Pei's relations had nudged one another at the wedding and stared, astonished that a mere deckhand had achieved such a bride. His aging and ugly aunts and great- aunts shook ...
"It is harder for a widow when her man is lost at sea and she has no body to mourn over." Did they think this was easy, then, for Qing'an? This josding invasion of distant relations eating the last food out of her storage jars?
Big as a cat and with sulfurous yellow eyes, it struck Haoyou in the face with its great molting gray wings as it ... Qing'an emptied her hands of crockery, sat down beside the chicken coop, and wept, rocking her head against the ...
A Pnpml First Mate Di Chou had let the Chabi sail out of port without him because there was quite another vessel he wanted to board. Ever since the first time he had seen Qing'an standing on tiptoe on the quayside to catch sight of her ...
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用戶評語 - Shimmin - LibraryThingIt's about the adventures of a young Chinese boy at the beginning of the Mongol rule; he learns painfully and slowly that simple obedience to elders and the teachings of others isn't an answer to all ... 閱讀評論全文
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用戶評語 - fatlamb - LibraryThingSuch a frustrating book to read, in an amazing why. I was drawn into this wonderful yet heart wrenching of a story. I found myself loathing multiple characters and questioning the motive/reasoning ... 閱讀評論全文
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Wedding | 51 |
Tasting the Wind | 67 |
The Great Miao | 83 |
Qiqi | 93 |
AboutFace | 174 |
The Mighty Khan | 185 |
Fall from Grace | 212 |
Loyalty and Betrayal | 224 |
The Carpet | 241 |
Weapon of War | 251 |
Halflight | 266 |
Fingers | 282 |
Translation for Beginners | 105 |
The Paddy | 126 |
A Patch of Dark | 141 |
Duty | 157 |
Family | 292 |
The Thirteenth Century and Kublai Khan | 305 |