Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

By Grace Lin

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Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 6T5.542634
A Newbery Honor Winner
A New York Times Bestseller

This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver

In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer.

Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat, returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316038638
ISBN-10: 0316038636
Published on 4/12/2011
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 320

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So good

I have read this book an all I can say is very good.

You should ask your parents to definitely get this book for you its about a girl who is very poor but there is the old man of the moon who knows everything so the girl goes on an adventure to ask the old man of the moon how to change her fortune.

this book is awesome and I think you should read it because it has a very valuable lesson. It's about a girl named Minlei and she goes on an adventure to find good fortune for her family because they're poor. And along the way, she meets some good friends.

I really love this book it is really good so far and i hope it will stay like that till the end

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I’m very fond of the story, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Its like a bunch of stories connected into one. Young Minli’s family ma, ba, and her live in a rice field while Fruitless Mountain shadows upon them. Claimed its Jade the dragon’s broken heart. I love the story it’s so interesting and exciting!

This book is about a little girl who runs away to find fortune for her family.on the journey there she makes new friends with a dragon, a king,and a fish on her way to the old man of the moon.

It just so happens that I am reading this book and I like it so far. The Twins were smart to trick the Green Tiger and when he fell in the well...CLASSIC!!

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