“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini is among the books banned in St. Francis. The 2003 novel follows Amir, a wealthy Pashtun boy, and his servant/friend Hassan, a member of the ostracized ...

Likeable and loyal Hassan is one of the fastest kite-runners ... the right amount of pathos to tug at the heart strings. The Kite Runner is ideally suited for the Playhouse where it first appeared ...