Kite (novel)

Kite is a 1997 young adult novel about red kites written by British author Melvin Burgess and illustrated by Ken Brown.^[1][2][3] It contains 15 chapters.

Kite

First edition cover
Author	Melvin Burgess
Illustrator	Ken Brown
Publisher	Andersen Press
Publication date	December 11, 1997
ISBN	978-0-862-64737-7

Plot summary

When Taylor Mase steals a red kite egg, he is not expecting it to hatch out — but it does. Taylor feels an urge to protect the fragile baby bird, which faces many hazards, including Taylor's own father, a gamekeeper.

Publishing Information

• Kite (Hardcover ed.). Andersen Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-862-64737-7.
• Kite (Paperback ed.). Puffin Books. 1999. ISBN 978-0-141-30041-2.
• Kite (US hardcover ed.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2000. ISBN 978-0-374-34228-9.
• Kite (US hardcover ed.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2000. ISBN 978-0-374-34228-9.
• Kite (Education ed.). Pearson Education. 2005.

References

1. "Kite by Melvin Burgess". Publishers Weekly. 3 April 2000. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
2. "Kite by Melvin Burgess". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
3. "Kite". Booklist. 15 March 2000. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

• Children and Young Adult Literature portal