Far away from here, following the Jade River, there was once a black mountain that cut into the sky like a jagged piece of rough metal.
An edition of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(2009)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin, Grace Lin, and Janet Song
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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.
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Massachusetts Book Award winner, Parents' Choice Award Winner, Mythopeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, Newbery Honor Book, nyt:paperback_books=2011-05-14, Juvenile Fiction, Dragons, Fairy tales, Fiction, New York Times bestseller, Moon, Poor families, Voyages and travels, Fantasy, Adventure fiction, Folklore, Girls & Women, Fantasy & Magic, NEW LIST 20090915, Asia, Historical, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Legends, Myths, Fables, Asian, Newbery Honor, Children's fiction, Dragons, fiction, Moon, fiction, Girls, Juvenile fiction, award:Newbery_award, lexile:810, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:7, age:max:10, grade:min:5 and up, grade:max:undefinedPeople
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
2016, Little, Brown and Company
Ebook
in English
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
2011-04, Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Paperback
in English
- First paperback edition (2)
0316038636 9780316038638
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
2010?, Little Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
Hardcover
in English
- 1st edition (4)
0316114278 9780316114271
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
2009-06, Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers, Little, Brown and Co.
Hardcover
in English
- First Edition (1)
0316114278 9780316114271
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Includes sneak peak of When the Sea Turned to Silver
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a fantasy-adventure children's novel inspired by Chinese folklore. It was written and illustrated by Grace Lin and published in 2009. The novel received a 2010 Newbery Honor and the 2010 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature.
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