Eleven-year-old Ian and his Vietnam veteran father have been homeless for years, but now his father has found a perfect place for themâan abandoned city courthouse with heat, plenty of bathrooms, and lots of exits and entrances.
Then, two things happen that threaten Ianâs fragile security: his father disappears, leaving Ian to fend for himself with the survival skills heâs learned through the years, and Ian discovers that a local museum is mounting an exhibition of kites in the courthouse.Suddenly, Ianâs safe hideaway is filled with peopleâand with extraordinary, beautiful kites that spark Ianâs imagination and draw him out of his shadow existence. Will the kites be Ianâs downfallâŚor his salvation?