Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher & Date: Riverhead Books, 5 Mar 2013
Page Count: 400 pages
ISBN: 978-1594631931
Age/Reading Level: 14 & up/Grade 9 & up
Representation: Islam
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Book Information
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.
Challenges & Bans
The majority of challenges of this book center on violence, vulgar language, and sexual violence. It was one of the ALA’s most challenged books of 2008.
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Awards & Accolades
#1 New York Times bestseller, New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, South African Boeke Prize (2004), Borders Original Voices Award (2003), Alex Award (2004), California Book Award for Fiction (2004), Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (2004), British Book Awards – Best Read of the Year (2005) San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year Award
