The villagers had to tramp in the mud, bending and stooping and planting day after day. To coax rice out of the stubborn land, the fields had to be flooded with water. This was because the land around the village was hard and poor. The villagers called it Fruitless Mountain because nothing grew on it and birds and animals did not rest there.Ĭrowded in the corner of where Fruitless Mountain and the Jade River met was a village that was a shade of faded brown. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the publisher at Thank you for your support of the author's rights.įar away from here, following the Jade River, there was once a black mountain that cut into the sky like a jagged piece of rough metal. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the publisher constitute unlawful piracy and theft of the author's intellectual property. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents.
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 A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!Ī Reader’s Digest Best Children’s Book of All Time!
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