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"The kite was like a kind of angel in his mind. So rare... so big... so beautiful!" Taylor is hand-rearing a red kite in secret. The bird is endangered, but not everyone wants to protect it. Taylor's father is a gamekeeper, and his employer wants the kite dead. Taylor's family will lose everything if his dad doesn't obey orders and destroy the bird. 'It's a really nail-biting story that leaves you feeling thrilled. You can't put it down.' Adam Smith, aged 13 'A writer of the highest quality with exceptional powers of insight.' Sunday Times
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Kite, Melvin Burgess
- Language
- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Kite
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Melvin Burgess
- Publisher
- Puffin
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 0141300418
- ISBN13
- 9780141300412
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Nature, Young Adult, Animals
- Rating
- 2.6 out of 5
- Description
- "The kite was like a kind of angel in his mind. So rare... so big... so beautiful!" Taylor is hand-rearing a red kite in secret. The bird is endangered, but not everyone wants to protect it. Taylor's father is a gamekeeper, and his employer wants the kite dead. Taylor's family will lose everything if his dad doesn't obey orders and destroy the bird. 'It's a really nail-biting story that leaves you feeling thrilled. You can't put it down.' Adam Smith, aged 13 'A writer of the highest quality with exceptional powers of insight.' Sunday Times