The kite fighters

Children's Books Historical Fiction

Pages: 144
Published: 2000
Language: English

Synopsis

In 1473 Korea, eleven-year-old Young-sup grapples with his older brother Kee-sup, who receives preferential treatment from their father. Young-sup, a skilled kite flyer, teams up with Kee-sup, a talented kite maker, to compete in the New Year kite-fighting competition. Together, they hope to overcome their sibling rivalry and achieve victory.

How it reads

Hopeful Heartwarming Adventurous

Rivals Coming of Age Family Saga

Prose complexity 1/10

Genres

Children's Books Historical Fiction Juvenile Adventure

Characters

Young-supProtagonist

Kee-supSupporting

All characters in The kite fighters

Subjects

Birth order Brothers Concours et compétitions Contests Family Frères Kites Korea Korean language materials Rang de naissance Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse

Places

About the author

Linda Sue ParkChildren's Books · Historical Fictionb. 1960