The Story Of Kites
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Author | : Romain Gary |
Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2019-09-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0811226557 |
Romain Gary’s bittersweet final masterpiece is “epic and empathetic” (BBC) and “one of his best” (The New York Times) The Kites begins with a young boy, Ludo, coming of age on a small farm in Normandy under the care of his eccentric kite-making Uncle Ambrose. Ludo’s life changes the day he meets Lila, a girl from the aristocratic Polish family that owns the estate next door. In a single glance, Ludo falls in love forever; Lila, on the other hand, disappears back into the woods. And so begins Ludo’s adventure of longing, passion, and love for the elusive Lila, who begins to reciprocate his feelings just as Europe descends into World War II. After Germany invades Poland, Lila and her family go missing, and Ludo’s devotion to saving her from the Nazis becomes a journey to save his love, his loved ones, his country, and ultimately himself. Filled with unforgettable characters who fling all they have into the fight to keep their hopes—and themselves—alive, The Kites is Romain Gary’s poetic call for resistance in whatever form it takes. A war hero himself, Gary embraced and fought for humanity in all its nuanced complexities, in the belief that a hero might be anyone who has the courage to love and hope.
Author | : Ying Chang Compestine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Long ago in China, three brothers become tired of chasing birds from their family's rice fields and experiment with ways to make the job easier.
Author | : Grace Lin |
Publisher | : Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2013-06-26 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307793273 |
The family from Dim Sum for Everyone! is back for a new outing– building and flying their own kite! The wind is blowing. It is a good day for kites! The whole family makes a trip to the local craft store for paper, glue, and paint. Everyone has a job: Ma-Ma joins sticks together. Ba-Ba glues paper. Mei-Mei cuts whiskers while Jie-Jie paints a laughing mouth. Dragon eyes are added and then everyone attaches the final touch . . . a noisemaker! Now their dragon kite is ready to fly. Kite Flying celebrates the Chinese tradition of kite making and kite flying and lovingly depicts a family bonded by this ancient and modern pleasure.
Author | : Khaled Hosseini |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2011-09-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 140882485X |
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
Author | : Ji-li Jiang |
Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2016-08-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1368004431 |
When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, fly kites from their roof and look down at the crowded city streets below, they feel free, like the kites. Baba loves telling Tai Shan stories while the kites--one red, and one blue--rise, dip, and soar together. Then, a bad time comes. People wearing red armbands shut down the schools, smash store signs, and search houses. Baba is sent away, and Tai Shan goes to live with Granny Wang. Though father and son are far apart, they have a secret way of staying close. Every day they greet each other by flying their kites???one red, and one blue???until Baba can be free again, like the kites. Inspired by the dark time of the Cultural Revolution in China, this is a soaring tale of hope that will resonate with anyone who has ever had to love from a distance.
Author | : Will Hillenbrand |
Publisher | : Holiday House |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2013-01-22 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 082342894X |
On a windy spring day, Bear sniffs the air. Could it be. . . Kite day? Rushing home he tells Mole, and the two fast friends get to work building a kite of their own. They study, and collect, and measure, and construct—and soon, their kite is flying high above the meadow. But when a storm rumbles in—SNAP!—the kite string breaks, and all their hard work soars away. Chasing after it, Mole and Bear discover all is not lost—wedged in the branches of a tree, their kite protects a nest of baby birds from the pouring rain. Will Hillenbrand's Bear and Mole series is the perfect choice for storytime sharing or reading aloud. Strong verbs, repetitive phrases, and fun-to-read sounds keep young listeners and readers engaged with the story, while the gentle illustrations add detail and quiet humor. Kids will delight in poring over these books again and again. Don't miss the other Bear and Mole titles, including All For a Dime, Spring is Here, and First Star!
Author | : Samuel Narh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-05-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781734789706 |
A Kite for Melia is a picture book about love, friendship, and connection.
Author | : Judith Heneghan |
Publisher | : Evans Brothers |
Total Pages | : 35 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Children's stories |
ISBN | : 0237538806 |
When Anil hears about a big wedding in the village, he decides to make twelve kites to fly in honour of the bride. But Anil's mother is making clothes for the special day and she needs Anil's help, and all of his ribbons and sequins too. How can there be a wedding without kites?
Author | : Alex George |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0399162100 |
"For Robert Carter, life in his coastal Maine hometown is comfortably predictable. But in 1976, on his first day of eighth grade, he meets Nathan Tilly, who changes everything. Nathan is confident, fearless, impetuous--and fascinated by kites and flying. Robert and Nathan's budding friendship is forged in the crucible of two family tragedies, and as the boys struggle to come to terms with loss, they take summer jobs at the local rundown amusement park. It's there that Nathan's boundless capacity for optimism threatens to overwhelm them both, and where they learn some harsh truths about family, desire, and revenge"--Amazon.com.
Author | : Michael Morpurgo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2016-03 |
Genre | : Arab-Israeli conflict |
ISBN | : 9781406367317 |
Travelling to the West Bank to witness how life is for Palestinians and Jews living in the shadow of a dividing wall, journalist Max strikes up a friendship with an enigmatic Palestinian boy, Said. As Max is welcomed as a guest, he learns of the terrible events in the family's past and begins to understand why Said no longer speaks.