Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book)

A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!?
A Reader's Digest Best Children's Book of All Time?!

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. 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.

Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.53w x 1.09d
ISBN: 9780316114271
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 131480 / Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Nene Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2009 pg. 81
Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/2009
School Library Journal 07/01/2009 pg. 87
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2009
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2009 pg. 566
Multicultural Review 10/01/2009 pg. 79
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 26
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 06/01/2009

About the Author
Grace Lin is the award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of Starry River of the Sky, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, The Year of the Dog, The Year of the Rat, Dumpling Days, and Ling & Ting, as well as pictures books such as The Ugly Vegetables and Caldecott Honor book A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Grace lives with her husband and daughter in Western MA, where they get plenty of winter snow. Her website is www.gracelin.com.