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Age Range
6 - 10
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2013-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lee & Low
Grade Level
1st - 5th
ISBN
9781600606595
Lexile
600
Themes
bullying
family
kite flying
punjabi culture

King for a Day

Written by Rukhsana Khan and Illustrated by Christiane Kromer
The Basant kite festival is here, and the sky is full of colorful kites all fighting to be the last kite flying. Can Malik and his one small kite win the day? Discover how one boy outsmarts a bully and becomes king for a day.

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Age Range
6 - 10
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2013-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lee & Low
Grade Level
1st - 5th
ISBN
9781600606595
Lexile
600
Themes
bullying
family
kite flying
punjabi culture
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