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Rating: 
Summary: Kiteman a pretty good yarn
Review: I picked this up, despite its 11+ age group, because it had a
hang glider on the cover. I'm a hang glider pilot, and I figured
it would be worth a few yuks just to see how badly mangled the
sport would turn out. It was obviously written by a hang glider pilot. Not only is it
a good story of a young man conquering his fears, it's also a
remarkably good description of how hang gliding really works.
The technology is believable, and makes sense within the culture
that's depicted. This is not a book aimed at adults, but I read it through in one
sitting and enjoyed it. I would have really enjoyed this back
in late grade school, but hang gliding was just starting then.
Some good points scored for the feminist viewpoint, as Our Hero
learns that his female buddy not only can do the same things he
can, but does some of them even better. Now if only *I* could fly cross-country the way this guy does!
And the mid-desert launch method is also not too far off base;
we actually DO launch that way, though the tow vehicle usually
burns gasoline instead of sheep. Worth a read, especially if you're a hang glider pilot.
Rating:
Summary: as good as Shrek
Review: I read this book to my children as a bed time story the problem with this book is that it is not a bed time story they enjoyed it so much that they didn't fall asleep. And neither did I it was hard to put down.
Rating:
Summary: as good as Shrek
Review: I read this book to my children as a bed time story the problem with this book is that it is not a bed time story they enjoyed it so much that they didn't fall asleep. And neither did I it was hard to put down.
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