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Cover of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Award Winner)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Award Winner)

Grace Lin (2011-04-12)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages278 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age8
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureQuestHopeful EndingHeartwarmingFriendship

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineQuest Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistQuest

Tropes

QuestComing of AgeFound FamilyMentor FigureAncient ArtifactFellowshipNon-Western Setting

Themes

FamilyPoverty and HardshipHope and PerseveranceStorytellingCultural HeritageGratitudeDestiny vs Choice

Synopsis

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. The novel received a 2010 Newbery Honor and the 2010 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature.

Is Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Award Winner) appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

This beautifully illustrated middle grade fantasy draws on Chinese folklore with a gentle, hopeful tone. Appropriate for ages 8-12 with mild peril and no concerning content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love following Minli on her magical quest through ancient China, meeting dragons, kings, and learning old stories along the way.

Tags

Chinese FolkloreFairy Tale RetellingIllustrated NovelMythological Fantasy