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When we were talking about reading this for book group, one of the other librarians said she had kids who come in the library and hug this book because they love it so much.
I can see why. It's charming and wonderful!
In the land of the Fruitless Mountain, everything is gray and muddy. Everything, that is except the young girl Minli. Her name means clever and that is exactly what she is – bright, adventurous, clever and a lover of stories that her father tells her. Ma thinks these stor ...more
When we were talking about reading this for book group, one of the other librarians said she had kids who come in the library and hug this book because they love it so much.
I can see why. It's charming and wonderful!
In the land of the Fruitless Mountain, everything is gray and muddy. Everything, that is except the young girl Minli. Her name means clever and that is exactly what she is – bright, adventurous, clever and a lover of stories that her father tells her. Ma thinks these stor ...more
Young Minli lives in a dreary place, one where she and her family just barely get by. Her mother is unhappy with their life, but her father loves to tell stories to Minli, and those get Minli to thinking and dreaming.
As a result, she sets off on one of those seemingly impossible quests, right out of the old stories. As she travels, she encounters dangers, magic, and still more stories. That structure is what makes this book so entertaining, as the stories are traditional Chinese folktales, woven ...more
As a result, she sets off on one of those seemingly impossible quests, right out of the old stories. As she travels, she encounters dangers, magic, and still more stories. That structure is what makes this book so entertaining, as the stories are traditional Chinese folktales, woven ...more
Grace Lin takes the Chinese folktales from her childhood and crafts magical tales of her own. All of the stories within the story deftly add layers and are connected to each other, like the red thread that connects the characters to their destinies. It was a pleasure to follow Minli on this delightful journey. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon has the qualities of a classic, timeless story. It feels like its tales have existed forever (not published in 2009) and will continue to be passed down f
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Oct 24, 2013
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