Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

By Grace Lin

63 ratings 79 reviews 106 followers
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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i read this book like 100 times i loved it was really good.. im super happpy theres gonna be another!:)

This book is really good! there is going to be another one called starry river of the sky!

The pictures are great and beautiful. Very nice and touching.

Totally in love with this book. It pulls you into a fantasy world that you never want to get out of - it is a magical story of a girl that is on a journey to bring fortune to her family with the help of her new friends.

Excellent book but may be better for fifth grade and up.

i LOOOOOVED that book!!! infact i was just about to grab it to read it again a few minutes ago. i love how all of the stories come together into one.

This book is so amazing! It gets you thinking one thing and then something totally different happens that you would never expect. It is full of different ideas and details.

This is an amazing book. It gets you involved in all the side stories. I even used this book as my book report.

This was one of the best books I read! It has so much adventure and mystery. I would reccomend this book to someone who love artwork because all the pictures are amazing. I hope u get a chance to read this book!!:)

I heard about this book from a friend but I couldn't believe her saying it was the best book every until I read it. Grace Lin takes Chinese folklore and puts her own little twist to each story and puts them together in this magnificent novel.

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