Can I read Flying the Dragon on EtoBox?

Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi; 3M Company is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Flying the Dragon about?

Flying the Dragon tells the story of two cousins in alternating chapters. American-born Skye is a good student and a star soccer player who never really gives any thought to the fact that her father is Japanese. Her cousin, Hiroshi, lives in Japan, and never really gives a thought to his uncle’s family living in the U.S. Their lives are thrown together when Hiroshi’s family, with his grandfather (who is also his best friend), have to move to the U.S. suddenly. Skye resents that she is now “not Japanese enough,” and yet the friends she’s known forever abruptly realize she is “other.” Hiroshi has a hard time adjusting to life in a new culture, and resents Skye’s intrusions on his time with Grandfather. Through all of this is woven Hiroshi’s expertise, and Skye’s growing interest in, kite making and competitive kite flying, culminating in a contest at the annual Washington Cherry Blossom Festival.From School Library JournalGr 5-7-Hiroshi's grandfather is ill and needs treatment found only in the United States, and so the family is uprooted from Japan just before the big kite competition that he and his grandfather have been working toward. Hiroshi's reluctant guide to his new life in

Who reads Flying the Dragon?

Author

Natalie Dias Lorenzi; 3M Company

Publisher

Charlesbridge Publishing, Incorporated

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280768828

Category

children's

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S

Rating

4.01 / 5 (724 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14