Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom

Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom
First edition cover
Author	Katherine Paterson
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children's Historical novel
Publisher	Dutton Juvenile
Publication date	June 21, 1983
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	229 pp (hardcover edition)
ISBN	978-0-525-66911-1 (hardback edition)
OCLC	9218013
LC Class	PZ7.P273 Re 1983

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 in 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]

References

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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