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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A story of friendship, betrayal, and redemption that shook the world.


Soft-toned cover showing a hazy sky with a single kite flying over a cityscape. The title “The Kite Runner” is written in large, weathered golden text across the sky, with the author’s name below.

Challenged for depictions of violence, sexual assault, and religious sensitivity. However, its message is deeply human.


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.










Did you find The Kite Runner heartbreaking, hopeful, or both?


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