Inspired by her father’s stories and dedicated to her family, Minli decides to leave and seek a more prosperous future for them all. Minli’s parents desperately hope she can change the family’s fortune. With nothing else to occupy them in the evenings, Minli’s father spins tales of the Old Man in the Moon and the Jade Dragon. The main character, Minli, is a young Chinese girl scraping by with her poor parents in the village at the base of Fruitless Mountain. While Lin tells the tale of the courageous Minli, she also imbeds other story vignettes that weave together and connect in complicated ways. Where the Mountain Meets the Moonis a juvenile fiction novel by Grace Lin, author of The Year of the Dog. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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