Katherine Paterson
Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom
Hardcover
(Dutton Books for Young Readers June 21, 1983)
, 1st edition
Abducted from his home by bandits, fifteen-year-old Wang Lee is rescued from slavery by a mysterious girl who introduces him to the Taiping Tienkuo, a secret society partly based on Christian principles and dedicated to the overthrow of the Manchu government.Mei Lin, a woman warrior, and pigboy Wang Lee find love, intrigue, adventure, and danger as rebels seeking to overthrow the Chinese emperor during the 1850s amid the Taiping Rebellion
- ISBN
- 0525669116 / 9780525669111
- Pages
- 229
- Weight
- 16.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.8
in.