The Kite Rider

The book is about a twelve year old protagonist, Haoyou. He lost his father due to the Chinese custom of wind testing to see wether the wind is suitable for sailing or not. His father was strapped to a kite and was killed when the kite rose up to the sky. His mother now have to marry the man who caused his father's death in order to stop the marriage from occurring and save his mother Haoyou must take action and push Di Chou far away from his family. Haoyou then began his journey of flying kites.