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Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom
by Paterson, Katherine
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525669116
- ISBN 13
- 9780525669111
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Dutton, 1983., 1983. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG ex school library copy in VG yellow pictorial dj. 227 pp. Newbury winner Katherine Paterson turns her attention to story set during Taiping Rebellion. Two children, a boy and a girl are sold into slavery by their repective families, the one wicked, the other weak. Their search for a family is united in their love for each other. Based in China, where Paterson was born to missionary parents.
Synopsis
Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom is a 1983 children's book written by U.S. novelist Katherine Paterson. Set during the Taiping Rebellion in China, it focuses on Wang Lee, a 15-year-old peasant boy who is abducted into a secret rebel organization. Mei Lin, a female soldier, teaches Wang Lee to read and instructs him in the movement’s dogma.
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Details
- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76365
- Title
- Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom
- Author
- Paterson, Katherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0525669116
- ISBN 13
- 9780525669111
- Publisher
- Dutton, 1983.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
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