This book takes place in 1473 in Seoul, Korea.  In the beginning there is a ceremony where Kee-sup becomes a man.  He now wears a special hat and white clothing.  Young-sup is jealous of the privileges Kee-sup has and doesn't like having to give him the respect for an adult.  To Young-sup he is still his brother, friend, and playmate.  Sometimes the brothers don't get along, but their love of kites always brings them together.  Kee-sup is very good at making kites and Young-sup is very good at flying kites.  

One day when they are flying the new kite Kee-sup made Young-sup the King, who is just a boy himself, notices the beautiful kite.  He has his servants carry him to meet Kee-sup and Young-sup.  He asks Kee-sup to make him a kite for the New Year's Kite Competition.

When the King decides he can't fly the kite in the competition because other people won't want to beat him, he asks Young-sup to fly it for him.  This is a problem for the father, who thinks Kee-sup should be the one to fly the King's kite since he is the oldest son.

I had trouble getting into this book, mostly because I had trouble keeping Young-sup and Kee-sup apart.  Finally, I was able to get through the confusing part of the story, and I got to where I thought was interesting.  It ended up being a very good book.