While doing so, she impresses you with her writing. Phrases stick in a person's brain, like "The forest was full of shapes and shadows and only barely could he see the faint footprints on the ground - it was like searching for a wrinkle in a flower petal. " Lin also conjures up visuals. In one village, each villager cuts a bit of cloth from their own clothes to provide Minli with a warm coat. When she leaves, she waves A treasure that will become a classic Minli lived with her parents in a small village, in the shadow of Fruitless Mountain. The family - indeed, the whole village - was desperately poor. Minli's mother bemoaned their threadbare clothes and scanty food. But her father, even though gray and overworked, cheered up every evening when he told Minli one of the Chinese folktales that delighted her. Some of her favorite stories were about the Old Man of the Moon, who lived on the Never-Ending Mountain, and knew everything. When a goldfish seller came to the village, Minli was enchanted by the cheerful, bright fish, so different from the gray and brown world that she lived in every day.
It immediately captured our imagination and held onto it. My children (and I) loved to look at the beautiful color illustrations that Grace has interspersed throughout the book. Her writing is incredibly descriptive and pulls you into the story. Many others have already written about the synopsis of this book so I will not go into that. I will say that this book was so beloved by my 8 year old that she begged me to buy copies for her teachers so that she could share this book with them in hopes that they will be able to share it with others. As a parent, how could I want anything else from a book? Thank you Grace Lin! Directions from a goldfish When 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.
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Top reviews from the United States There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2018 Verified Purchase We almost didn't read this book. It looked boring. And old. And maybe I'm racist and sexist (I'm totally not). After reading hundreds of books together as a family with 3 little boys I literally judged this book by it's cover and found it lacking a boy with a wand. But it was our last book for book club so we decided to just get through it and make the best of however it shook out. There is learning value in every experience, right? It is one of our favorite books of all time. The way the author weaves stories together through time and characters is masterful. The theme of choosing happiness through gratitude is one that resonated with all of us so deeply. This book really affected our core while always feeling natural and self discovered. The discussion questions at the end were perfect and we especially enjoyed the personal section where the author described her process for evolving this story from traditional Chinese stories to her first hand experience traveling to China to her own cultural identity to what it became: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon – we were fascinated by every word.
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Reading about Minli's adventure, the people she meets along the way and getting a better glimpse of the Chinese culture and history keeps us interested and eager to see what is going to happen in the next chapter. Also her illustrations are beautiful! Top reviews from other countries 5. 0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Middle Grade! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2020 Verified Purchase This... this is one of the most beautiful middle grade books I have ever read. Minli lives in the Valley of the Fruitless Mountain with her very poor parents. Her father tells her stories about the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon, filling her head with ideas of how they could possibly change their family fortune. One day, Minli discovers the way to the Old Man of the Moon and decides to leave her parents to see if she can find him. On the way, she meets a dragon that can't fly, kings, tigers, and so much more. Oh where do I begin with what I loved about this book? This is imbued with gorgeously-told Chinese folktales that are both original and inspired by actual Chinese folktales the author, Grace Lin, has heard over the years.
Main Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 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.
She then asks Dragon's question. The Old Man of the Moon has her remove a rock on Dragon's head. He can then fly and flies her back to her village. It turns out that the rock on Dragon's head is a Dragon Pearl which makes her village fabulously wealthy, changing her family's fortune. Dragon also meets his mother, Jade Dragon, who then changes Fruitless Mountain into Fruitful Mountain, allowing it to grow again. Minli, Ba and Ma live happily ever after.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a young adult fiction book written by Grace Lin, the result of Lin's re-conception of Chinese stories she knew as a child in Asian-American form. The book has a unique structure since it places small stories within the storyline as a whole and draws complex connections between these sub-stories and the story generally. The main character of the book is Minli, a young Chinese girl from the Village of the Fruitless Mountain. Her family is very poor and Minli very much wishes she could change her family's fortune. Her parents, Ba and Ma, are left in the dust when Minli leaves them to go on a quest to fix her family's fortune after hearing tales of the Old Man of the Moon, who knows the future and has the power to change fortunes.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon First edition, with Newbery seal Author Grace Lin Illustrator Grace Lin Country United States Language English Genre Children's fantasy Publisher Little, Brown and Company Publication date 2009 Media type Print Pages 278 ISBN 9780316114271 OCLC 672213061 Followed by Starry River of the Sky Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a fantasy - adventure children's novel inspired by Chinese folklore. It was written and illustrated by Grace Lin and published in 2009. [1] [2] The novel received a 2010 Newbery Honor [3] and the 2010 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature. [4] It has been translated into Chinese, French, Hebrew, Romanian, Korean and Slovene. [5] Plot summary [ edit] By a bare mountain, where the Jade River runs through, lies a poor, mud-covered village known as the Village of Fruitless Mountain, where the protagonist, Minli lives. Minli is a young ten-year-old girl with a fast and eager spirit, and is constantly ready for adventure. However, what she especially enjoys are her father Ba's stories, which are often told at the dinner table.