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| Title | : | Where the Mountain Meets the Moon |
| Author | : | Grace Lin |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 278 pages |
| Published | : | June 2009 by Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction |
Grace Lin
Hardcover | Pages: 278 pages Rating: 4.28 | 34363 Users | 4410 Reviews
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In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the fields and her nights listening to her father spin fantastic tales about the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon. Minli's mother, tired of their poor life, chides him for filling her head with nonsense. But Minli believes these enchanting stories and embarks on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man of the Moon and ask him how her family can change their fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest.Source: Jacket flap
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| Original Title: | Where the Mountain Meets the Moon |
| ISBN: | 0316114278 (ISBN13: 9780316114271) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/grace-lin/where-the-mountain-meets-the-moon/9780316114271/ |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (2010), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2010), Josette Frank Award (2010), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2011), Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee (2013) California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (2013), Cybils Award Nominee for Middle Grade Fantasy & Science Fiction (2009), Bluestem Book Award Nominee (2018), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Children's Book (2009), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2012) |
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Ratings: 4.28 From 34363 Users | 4410 ReviewsEvaluate Appertaining To Books Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
I just finished rereading this delightful story, and I loved it even more the second time around. When my youngest sister was 9 she received this book for Christmas. Upon finishing the book she loved it so much that she promptly flipped the book back over and read it again a second time. Only after her second read did she let me borrow it. Young Minli leaves the Valley of the Fruitless Mountain to seek her fortune for her family, and to save them from the drudgery of laboring endlessly everydayWhen an author wants to write their first fantasy novel for children, they'll sometimes fall back on the books they themselves loved as kids. If they were Alice in Wonderland fans they might go the route of Neil Gaiman's Coraline. If they were partial to The Wizard of Oz they could do as Salman Rushdie did when he wrote Haroun and the Sea of Stories. As Grace Lin explains in her Author's Note to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, some of the books she read at eleven were dozens upon dozens of
Actual Rating: 3.5*I did enjoy this one but I thought the writing was a little juvenile and the stories were a little awkwardly placed at some times. Everything was really interesting to learn and know, but I felt like something was missing that I can't quite put my finger on. I liked the hero's journey in this one and the way the story came to a conclusion, but I feel like there were other stories in between I would have liked to hear and some that I wanted a more satisfying conclusion to.I
I wanted to like this, truly. Mythology is something I find immensely fascinating and I'm curious to learn more about Asian culture and stories and customs. Unfortunately, the book was not for me. I found it predictable and was annoyed by the frequently used exclamation marks. I do think young children would like this but I'm far too salty and mean at this point ;)
Lovely little story about a girl and the adventures she has in an effort to change her family's fortune. Min Li is a caring, resourceful, smart, determined and, above all, kind person. She heads out on her own to improve/change her family's fortune. She encounters a dragon and several people, who she helps and who help her get closer to her goal. I loved how all the stories recounted by Min Li's father and others along her travels all connected in some way, either through Magistrate Tiger, or an
This book was beautifully written. I found it as much a delight to read as my little one did to have it read to her.Minli is a young girl that lives in a poor village in rural China. Under the gloomy shadow of a barren mountain, she and her family toil and drudge to just barely scrape by. She watches as her mother grows more and more discontent with their lot in life, until finally Minli decides to ask the Old Man of the Moon how their fortune can be improved.What follows is a touching,
Delightful mix of Chinese folktalesI imagine this would be wonderful to read aloud with a childBeautiful color illustrations
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