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“Her father's stories always made them sound so wise and powerful and grand.“

In my future classroom, I would use this book to teach lessons in friendship, courage, and the power of others' words. It truly is a magical read and captivates the reader to want to read more. I can use this in my future classroom to explore different cultures and discuss themes and morals.

Newbery Honor Book 2010- Published in 2009
This story mainly focuses on fantasy, adventure, and Chinese folklore. The main character lives with her family in a poor village. Her father's tales inspire her and she goes on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon. There are many lessons throughout the book, with a good use of color visuals, and various short stories throughout.

“My grandmother told me he was an artist. He took the mountain rock to carve into inking stones.“

This book is good for introducing older students to a story that draws on a different culture, in this case, Chinese folklore. The book also includes valuable morals.

In this speculative fiction novel, Grace Linn draws upon Chinese folklore to create a new story. The main character Minli seeks the old man of the moon to change her families fortune. Minli meets new friends and embarks on her journey, on the way discovering the true meaning of wealth.

“My grandmother told me he was an artist. He took the mountain rock to carve into inking stones.“

This story seems to have good lessons about what wealth can be seen as (monetary or family/connections). The characters seem to all be individuals with some sort of oddity and the book shows how they all contribute to the adventure with the help of each other, which is a good lesson on team work. The story is also not a simple western adventure, it has deep roots in Chinese folklore, so it could connect well to “windows, mirrors, glass and doors.“

I only read the first 10 pages of the book, but from a simple look at it it has a really nice font and includes imagery along with the story. The main character, Minli, wishes to find the old man of the moon to ask him to change her family's fortune. She meets a flightless dragon and other interesting characters that all play a role in helping her complete her goal. The story has lessons through out the book, including about what true wealth is.

“It says,“ the king said slowly, “You only lose what you cling to.“

This book would be great for an upper elementary, middle school student to read. It opens the door of different races and ethnicities of people and how their living situation may be different than typical Americans. Readers can compare and contrast living styles between themselves and the characters and see which ones stand out to them. This story shouldn't be too scary to readers.

This is a great speculative fiction book. In the story the main character Minli, her father tells her these elaborate stories of dragons and fairies. These stories are told to her by her father allowed her to escape the hardships of her working life and let her imagination be free. This let them as a family to come together and let their imaginations run wild.

Simply delightful! A children‘s tale full of delightful characters and an adventurous quest. The author skillfully interweaves stories within stories which all come together to shape the narrative. The simplicity of the children in this story is what makes it powerful.

This was a charming read. Although it's a juvenile book, anyone who reads it will come away entertained. This is a Newberry Honor books. There are beautiful illustrations and the story is full of adventure and magical characters...one is a dragon who can't fly. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 read. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

What a magical story! 💚

This MG read was fun and full of adventure. I liked how the author broke up the main story with characters telling tales of Chinese folklore to give detail to the story.

I also loved the illustrations.

This was a read out loud with my daughter (11.) We loved the ending!

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I love the fantasy and the escapism of it all
Interesting title for sure

#thoughtfultthursday @MoonWitch94

 @Mommamanzi @KateReadsYA

What a great story! I don‘t know why I waited so long to read it. Now I want to read more of Lin‘s books; her writing style is so clear and lyrical. I felt like I was falling right into a folktale (my favorite!). Minli‘s adventures were thrilling without being scary, and the multiple stories-within-the-story were lovely. This is my #63 for #Roll100 because I already read #62.

Started both of these today, the tagged for myself and the Penderwicks with the kiddo. I spent most of the day cooking, doing laundry, and cleaning up the kitchen messes, though, so I feel like I barely read a page. Ok, I‘m 90 pages into the first and we‘re 26 pages into the second, but it FEELS like nothing…

A beautiful written book where folklore and reality intersect… it felt like a love story to the Chinese culture! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This girl ❤️ She‘s going back to school in person tomorrow and let me know that even though she didn‘t need a book she packed two just in case she gets bored.

This is a great trilogy, especially as a read aloud option for a child. I enjoyed Where the Mountain Meets the Moon the best but all three are well worth the read.

#WheretheMountainMeetstheMoon
#StarryRiveroftheSky
#WhentheSeaTurnstoSilver
#GraceLin

1. Cat person.
2. I'm grateful for the incredible weather we've had in between two heat waves. Bracing myself for temps in the 100s this weekend. Wildfire season is not my favorite time of year.
#ThankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

“Stories are not a waste of time”

#firstpost #newtolitsy

This is a short and lovely listen. It reads like a fable and I quite enjoyed it.

Two #mountains books I have on my shelves. Loved the tagged book, the other still tbr.
#MagicalMay

Delightful book about a young girl seeking fortune where story and reality intersect. My son (age 10.5) has read this one several times and has been wanting me to read it for a while. He's been reading primarily nonfiction about war lately, and it's nice to see that tales like this still draw him in.
Book 3 for #bookspinbonanza
@TheAromaofBooks

Audio-vacuum-repair. I now associate dragons and goldfish with the innards of my vacuum.

"Far 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."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

This one has it all! Chinese folklore, fantasy, female lead character, adventure, perfect for upcoming 4th-6th grade. The downside; I learned while reading it that one of the local elementary schools read it as a class. So, I‘ll put this to the side and continue my hunt for my summer book club books. I‘m glad I read this one though!

Starting this month‘s #homeschoolbookclub reread a whole week before our meeting! This has to be a record-setting demonstration of responsibility for me 🙄#kidlit #reread #audiobook

Such beautiful illustrations in a beautifully written kids book. I love how the author wove Chinese folklore into her story.

Day 7 of #7days7covers #covercrush

Anyone that hasn‘t been tagged, please join in!

Current bedtime reading for the 10 and 7 year old. We loved When the Sea Turns to Silver and this one is proving to be just as charming.

I think the kids may ask for a goldfish by the end of the book.

I listened to this charming, imaginative story on audio, but plan to get a hard copy for the lovely illustrations and to read aloud with my 8-year-old—I think he will love it.

Minli‘s adventure is chock-full of Chinese folktales, colorful characters, and sweet messages. Lots of fun to listen to!

This was my #DiverseMiddleGrade choice for #Booked2019.

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Grace Lin does a wonderful job of writing a captivating tale and creating beautiful illustrations. This‘s a fantasy story blend with Chinese folklores, and a heroic adventure of a spirited young girl. Weaving together traditional stories and imagination of her own, Lin has invented an enchanting tale of self discovery, sacrifice, friendship, and faith..and timeless moral lessons. Rightly deserves the Newbery Honor‘s nod. Total Pick!

I am liking this book, each chapter starts with a little illustration on the top, and intersperses with beautiful full page illustration. ❤️

Finished this book for #bookchallengebyerin10 for my Newberry Award prompt. I love how the story had different stories tied into it plus the illustrations were beautiful. I've already checked out another book by the author. I love fairy tales and I want to branch out of my comfort zone this year. I want to learn more Chinese stories since I have family who live there.

A lovely change of pace from my typical european fairy tales and a beautiful introduction to Chinese fables. Minli‘s quest and various meet-ups along the way frame a collection of fables covering creation myths to morality tales with magic and dragons and goldfish (oh, my!).
Also contains gorgeous illustrations. No surprise this won the Newbery Honor award! It‘s that rare book that makes me want to immediately turn back to page one for a reread...

I went to the store to return something and wound up buying a book... oops?
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#booklover #middlegradefiction #fantasy #prettycover

Can we just take a moment to appreciate this beautiful cover !!

I‘m reading them all out of order, but so far this is my favorite of the three books in this series by Grace Lin. They‘re intertwined, with overlapping stories and recurring motifs, but you can really read them in any order. The main narrative of Minli and Dragon moves fairly slowly, but that‘s almost beside the point— like the characters, you‘re there for the stories told and retold amidst the action. This would be a great read aloud. ⛰🌙🐉👧🏻

@Graciouswarriorprincess Anna!!!!! Thank you so much for your generous heart sweet heart! These are some awesome titles that the kids will love!!! I love the Book Scavenger!!! That‘s a perfect one! They will all be a huge hit! I know the teacher Erin is just going to be blown away by you!!! I can‘t say thank you enough!!! ❤️❤️😘😘#HelpingHearts

Beautifully illustrated.

I‘ve had a student request that I add this book to my classroom library and has stopped by every morning for the last couple weeks to ask if I had it yet. I‘ve put her off long enough—time to listen to this sweet, persistent kiddo! #TeachersofLitsy

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a F novel inspired by Chinese folklore. It is written and illustrated by: Grace Lin. This Newbery and Mythopoeic award winning is about a girl‘s journey to find the Old Man of the Moon to ask him how she can change her family‘s fortune. Along the way she encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures. And at the end she understands something that I won‘t tell you. You should read the book 😁

#2018BookBinge Day 6
#bluebooks around the flat and some I spotted conveniently on #library display
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I just fell in love with this book description!
#AndItsAugust #Diversity #Add2TBR @RealLifeReading

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5983694-where-the-mountain-meets-the-moon

Minle is the only child of a very poor couple. They work hard everyday, but never seem to do better. Only fun is when Ba (dad) tells stories, and Ma doesn't enjoy them because she thinks they are a waste of time. Minle is determined to help her parents and runs away to bring back luck and fortune. She has many adventures while Ma and Ba worry. All three find out what the important things in life are. Will be reading this to my class this year!