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Historical FictionCircus & Carnival

The Kite Rider

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  • 2001 first published
  • 288 pages
  • 25 editions
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The Kite Rider is a 2001 historical fiction and circus fiction novel by Geraldine McCaughrean. It takes readers to China during Yüan dynasty, 1260–1368. It deals with circus, mongols, kites and family.

34 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 25 editions across 4 languages.

At about 288 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Kite Rider

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.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Yüan dynasty, 1260–1368
  • Yuan dynasty, 1260–1368

Subjects

  • Circus
  • Mongols
  • Kites
  • Family
  • Families
  • Family life
  • Yuan Dynasty, China
  • Historical Fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Kublai khan, 1216-1294
  • China

Quick answers

Who wrote The Kite Rider?

The Kite Rider was written by Geraldine McCaughrean and first published in 2001.

What genre is The Kite Rider?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction and Circus & Carnival.

How long is The Kite Rider?

The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Kite Rider?

Readers who like it often enjoy The One and Only Ivan, Father's Chinese opera and Operation Red Jericho.

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