TY - BOOK AU - Hosseini,Khaled TI - The kite runner SN - 159463193X AV - PS3608.O832 K58 2013 U1 - 813/.6 23 PY - 2013///] CY - New York PB - Riverhead Books KW - Boys KW - Afghanistan KW - Fiction KW - Fathers and sons KW - Male friendship KW - Social classes KW - Betrayal KW - Kabul (Afghanistan) N1 - Includes Reader's guide; Includes foreword by the author ℗♭2013; 840L; Lexile; 840L; Lexile; Accelerated Reader AR; UG; 5.2; 16.0; 77450; Accelerated Reader AR; UG; 5.2; 16; 77450 N2 - An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present day. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption. It is also about the power of fathers over sons: their love, their sacrifices, and their lies ER -