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Written in the same style as "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" but I think I liked this one better. Maybe. Great pictures, and stories. The individual tales held together very well with the overall story and I loved that it left the ending open. Rendi was an interesting character and watching him grow through the story was rewarding. This one would make a great read aloud.
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Like Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Grace Lin weaves a beautiful Chinese tale based on Chinese mythology of the moon disappearing from the sky. Although several notice the disappearance, only Rendi, a runaway boy, now serving as a chore boy at an inn in the small Village of Clear Sky, notices the nightly wailing coming from the Stone Pancake. The Stone Pancake was a endless plain of stone behind the inn that stretched out for miles, and had once been a huge mountain when the village had been
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A very worthy successor to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. This book stands completely on its own, but there are several overlapping elements that tie the two stories together.
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I loved this as much as I loved its companion- WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON. Lin's writing is beautiful, and I love the interspersing of Chinese folklore and fables into the story. A must-read for Middle Grade.
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Feb 11, 2017
Inoli
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Ms. Lin is a wonderful story teller. I can't decide if I liked this as much as Where The Mountain Meets The Moon or not but I'm not putting much thought into it. They're both so very nice and this was somewhere above 4 stars. And she does the art, including the cover; so good. I'll be reading When The Sea Turned To Silver very soon. I think that's where I started but I wanted to read the three in publication order.
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Another beauty of a book from Grace Lin.
I liked this one even better than Where the Mountain Meets the Moon!
Jun 26, 2012
Liz
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Malissa
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Patricia Vermillion
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Valerie White
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