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216 pp.
| McElderry |
October, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-689-82217-0$$17.00
(2)
4-6
A homeless boy finds he must fend for himself when his father fails to return one day. Ian becomes fascinated when workers begin setting up a kite exhibition in the abandoned city courthouse he's been living in, and eventually learns enough about kites from the books at the exhibit to be hired as a tour guide for children. The characters are sharply etched, and the narrative moves swiftly, with moments of poignancy and suspense.
Reviewer: Nancy Vasilakis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 1999