Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom
978-0-525-66911-1 (hardback edition)OCLC 9218013 LC Class PZ7.P273 Re 1983
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Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom is a 1983 children's book written by American novelist Katherine Paterson. Set during the Taiping Rebellion in China, it focuses on Wang Lee, a 15-year-old peasant boy who is abducted into a secret rebel organization. Mei Lin, a female soldier, teaches Wang Lee to read and instructs him on the movement’s dogma. Wang Lee’s transition into being a soldier is marked with acts of violence and betrayal, and he is forced through difficult circumstance to learn humility as part of his training.[1]
Following its publication, Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom received the Parents' Choice Award and was named the NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies.[2]
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Novels by Katherine Paterson
- The Sign of the Chrysanthemum (1973)
- Of Nightingales That Weep (1974)
- The Master Puppeteer (1975)
- Bridge to Terabithia (1977)
- The Great Gilly Hopkins (1978)
- Jacob Have I Loved (1980)
- Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom (1983)
- Come Sing, Jimmy Jo (1985)
- Park's Quest (1988)
- Lyddie (1991)
- Flip-Flop Girl (1994)
- Jip, His Story (1996)
- Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight (1998)
- Preacher's Boy (1999)
- The Same Stuff as Stars (2002)
- Bread and Roses, Too (2006)
- The Day of the Pelican (2009)
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