The amazing story of Haoyou, strapped to a kite and sent to fly among the clouds and the spirits of the dead. This highly acclaimed novel is full of the sights, sounds and smells of Ancient China, with an epic, adventurous, incredibly moving story.Themes: family, responsibility, coming of age, friendship, cultural differencesTeaching Focus:BLStrong
Characterization lends itself to drama activitiesBLRich language and vocabulary, ideal for sentence level workBLBias and opinion feature in alternating narrativesBLCross-curricular links to History and Religious
StudiesRecommended for students in Years 7 and 8
This is Book 2 in the Rollercoasters Series. See all Rollercoasters books here.
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Geraldine McCaughrean is an established author for all age groups. Geraldine has been awarded many prizes for her writing, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award for A Little Lower than the Angels, the Library Association Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for a Pack of Lies. Geraldine has also published a number of retellings of traditional storie
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