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The Kite Fighters

by Linda Sue Park

ISBN13: 9780547346083
ISBN10: 0547346085
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In a riveting narrative set in fifteenth-century Korea, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites. Kee-sup can craft a kite unequaled in strength and beauty, but his younger brother, Young-sup, can fly a kite as if he controlled the wind itself. Their combined skills attract the notice of Korea's young king, who chooses Young-sup to fly the royal kite in the New Year kite-flying competition--an honor that is also an awesome responsibility. Although tradition decrees, and the boys' father insists, that the older brother represent the family, both brothers know that this time the family's honor is best left in Young-sup's hands. This touching and suspenseful story, filled with the authentic detail and flavor of traditional Korean kite fighting, brings a remarkable setting vividly to life. AUTHOR'S NOTE.

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In Korea in 1473, eleven-year-old Young-sup overcomes his rivalry with his older brother Kee-sup, who as the first-born son receives special treatment from their father, and combines his kite-flying skill with Kee-sup's kite-making skill in an attempt towin the New Year kite-fighting competition.

About the Author

Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard, many other novels, several picture books, and most recently a book of poetry: Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems). She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family, and is now a devoted fan of the New York Mets. For more infromation visit www.lspark.com.

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ISBN:: 9780547346083
Publisher:: Clarion Books
Subject:: Contests
Illustrator:: Eung Won Park
Author:: Linda Sue Park
Author:: Park, Linda Sue
Subject:: Family - Siblings
Subject:: Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:: Kites
Subject:: Family
Subject:: Social Situations - General
Subject:: Brothers
Subject:: Birth order
Subject:: Korea
Subject:: Ethnic - Asian American
Subject:: Social Issues - General
Subject:: Historical - Asia
Subject:: Children s-General
Subject:: Children s Middle Readers-A to Z
Subject:: Children s Middle Readers-General
Subject:: main_subject
Subject:: all_subjects
Subject:: Juvenile Fiction : Historical - Asia
Subject:: Juvenile Fiction : People & Places - United States - Asian A
Subject:: Juvenile Fiction : Family - Siblings
Publication Date:: June 2010
Binding:: eBooks
Grade Level:: 4-7
Language:: English
Pages:: 144
Age Level:: 9-12

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