![]() Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. ![]() A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. 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. 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. 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. ![]() 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. Jade River Valley by Fruitless Mountain to the Village of Moon Rain, beyond, and back. 52 Total Resources 8 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like. 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 familys fortune. This was because the land around the village was hard and poor. Crowded in the corner of where Fruitless Mountain and the Jade River met was a village that was a shade of faded brown. This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and 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. Life is hard in Minlis Village of Fruitless Mountain, where she lives with. The villagers called it Fruitless Mountain because nothing grew on it and birds and animals did not rest there. Lin, Grace In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin is a middle grade fantasy fiction novel that takes inspiration from Chinese folklore and details the journey of a young girl, Minli, as she embarks on a hero's quest to improve her family’s circumstances.
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