The Herald-Sun

Wake rejects book challenge. Why ‘The Kite Runner’ will continue to be read.

A Wake County school committee has rejected a parent’s request to remove the book “The Kite Runner” from the high school English curriculum. “The Kite Runner” is an award-winning but frequently ...
Arizona State Press

'The Kite Runner' is moving off novel pages and onto the Gammage stage

"For you a thousand times over!" The famous line from "The Kite Runner," a 2007 novel by Khaled Hosseini, signifies the love shared by friends in difficult times. Based on the highly-regarded novel, ...
Queerty

In Broadway’s ‘The Kite Runner,’ redemption drifts in the wind

When The Kite Runner was originally published in 2003, the U.S. was still in the early stages of the war in Afghanistan. Our collective consciousness hovered over the trauma of 9/11 and fear of the ...
The Herald-Sun

Wake rejects book challenge. ‘The Kite Runner’ will stay in high schools.

Wake County school board panel voted 3-0 to retain 'The Kite Runner' in curriculum. Parent challenge cited graphic themes, but review committee pointed to educational value. 'The Kite Runner' ranked ...
NPR

'The Kite Runner' brings life in Afghanistan to Broadway

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini's 2003 best-selling novel, is a compelling portrait of life in Afghanistan and its immigrant community in the United States. Thursday night, a stage adaptation opens ...