num_pages: 224
description: What do you do when your best friend's girlfriend makes a pass at you? Erick Rudd isn't sure how it happened –– he did nothing but look. It was Nicki who made the first move. And if that doesn't complicate things enough, Erick is about to get some news that will blow his safe world Pete, his older brother and idol, has fullblown AIDS. I'm a night kite, Pete once told Erick. I go up in the dark, alone, on my own, and I'm not afraid to be different. Nicki is a night kite, too. Together, she and Pete will teach Erick that sometimes it's best to keep your feet on the ground.
language: English
title: Night Kites
titlecomplete: Night Kites
genres: Young Adult, Queer, Childrens, Teen, LGBT, Fiction
ratings_count: 251
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: HarperTeen