Description
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.
Awards
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2005)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2005)
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (2001)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2001)
Blue Peter Book Award (Winner — 2001)
Angus Book Award (Shortlist — 2002)
The White Ravens (2002)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2003)
Notable Children's Book (2003)