Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Author: Grace Lin
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
n 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 of 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 of 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.
Country of origin: New York
Year of publication: 2009
Published by: Little Brown Young Readers
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Book Awards:
2010 Newbery Honor
NY Times Bestseller ( 2010)
IndieBound Bestseller (2010)
2010 Bank Street College of Education Josette Frank Award
2010 Indies Choice Book Awards Finalist For Middle Reader Book of the Year
Al Roker's TODAY Show Kid's Book Club Pick, December 2009
Booklist Top 10 SF/Fantasy for Youth:2009
2009 Parents' Choice Gold Winner
2010 CCBC Choices List
2010 Massachusetts Book Award for Children's/Young Adult Literature
Other books by this author:
The Ugly Vegetables (1999)
Dim Sum for Everyone! (2001)
Kite Flying (2002)
Okie-dokie, Artichokie! (2003)
Olvina Flies (2003)
Robert's Snow (2004)
Jingle Bells, Little, Brown (2004)
Fortune Cookie Fortunes (2004)
Deck the Halls (2004)
The Twelve Days of Christmas (2004)
Merry Christmas! Let's All Sing! (2005)
The Year of the Dog (2006)
Our Seasons (2006)
Olvina Swims (2007)
The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale (2007)
Bringing in the New Year (2008)