Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Author:
Grace Lin
Illustrator:
Grace Lin
Publication:
2009 by Little, Brown & Company
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Folk Tales
Pages:
278
Current state:
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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 and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. 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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Grace Lin
1974 -American
GRACE LIN has two sisters. They all have black hair. They all have brown eyes. They all wear glasses. But they are not exactly the same. One Grace w... See more
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
Reviews
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Reviewed by Jenny Phillips
This New York Times bestseller follows the story of Minli who sets out on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon...
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Reviewed by Betsy Farquhar
In Mountain, young Minli wants desperately to change her lot in life–her fortune...
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Reviewed by Debra Bogart
Chinese girl's Oz-like adventure begs to be read aloud...
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Minli emerges a stalwart female role model who learns the importance of family, friendship and faith during her amazing journey....
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Minli lives with her parents, Ma and Ba, in a dusty town at the foot of Fruitless Mountain....
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