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Geraldine McCaughrean's outstanding book The Kite Rider won The Blue Peter Award, the Smarties Prize Bronze Award, and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal when it was published eighteen years ago. With a stunning new cover by the talented illustrator, Melissa Castrillon, this book is being reissued for a new generation of readers.

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"It snatches you up from the first chapter . . . beautiful and compulsive." * Sunday Times *
"Gripping stuff." * Ian Hislop, Sunday Telegraph *
"A marvellous soaring story that gives you a glimpse into another world." * Guardian *
"A masterpiece of storytelling." * The Times *
"Packed with action and intrigue, this is an exhilarating new novel from an author who never disappoints." * Times Educational Supplement *
"If you are looking for something to engage KS2 on the theme of Ancient China, this gripping action-packed novel is for you." * Books for Topics *

The Kite Rider

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    A Paperback / softback by Geraldine McCaughrean

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 07/02/2019
      ISBN13: 9780192769596, 978-0192769596
      ISBN10: 0192769596
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Geraldine McCaughrean's outstanding book The Kite Rider won The Blue Peter Award, the Smarties Prize Bronze Award, and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal when it was published eighteen years ago. With a stunning new cover by the talented illustrator, Melissa Castrillon, this book is being reissued for a new generation of readers.

      Trade Review
      "It snatches you up from the first chapter . . . beautiful and compulsive." * Sunday Times *
      "Gripping stuff." * Ian Hislop, Sunday Telegraph *
      "A marvellous soaring story that gives you a glimpse into another world." * Guardian *
      "A masterpiece of storytelling." * The Times *
      "Packed with action and intrigue, this is an exhilarating new novel from an author who never disappoints." * Times Educational Supplement *
      "If you are looking for something to engage KS2 on the theme of Ancient China, this gripping action-packed novel is for you." * Books for Topics *

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