Starry River of the Sky
The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can't help but notice the village's peculiar inhabitants and their problems-where has the innkeeper's...
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The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can't help but notice the village's peculiar inhabitants and their problems-where has the innkeeper's son gone? Why are Master Chao and Widow Yan always arguing? What is the crying sound Rendi keeps hearing? And how can crazy, old Mr. Shan not know if his pet is a toad or a rabbit?But one day, a mysterious lady arrives at the Inn with the gift of storytelling, and slowly transforms the villagers and Rendi himself. As she tells more stories and the days pass in the Village of Clear Sky, Rendi begins to realize that perhaps it is his own story that holds the answers to all those questions.Newbery Honor author Grace Lin brings readers another enthralling fantasy featuring her marvelous full-color illustrations. Starry River of the Sky is filled with Chinese folklore, fascinating characters, and exciting new adventures.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780316125956 (0316125954)
Publish date: October 2nd 2012
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
This was a sweet little book. It can't beat [b: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon|5983694|Where the Mountain Meets the Moon|Grace Lin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344265026s/5983694.jpg|6157354], but I still enjoyed it. I really enjoyed the stories within the stories. While they were annoying at f...
Who doesn’t love stories? I love stories, especially little stories that sneak in little messages if my mind is open enough to receive them. The story itself was a bit slow to start off as Rendi runs away from home and comes across the Village of Clear Sky. Rendi realizes that he needs to find a job...
Grace Lin's novels are really in their own space. There's a kind of magic in the way she works the larger story together with traditional stories and her own original paintings. Beyond that, they're just wonderfully written, beautifully woven stories, filled with interesting characters and gripping ...
A timeless story, and clever in the way it incorporates the myths and stories into the actual events of the book. There weren't too many surprises for me as an adult reader, but I'm not sure if kids will figure everything out before it's revealed. It's so different from other books available for thi...
This book was just as legendary as Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Storyline: Rendi ends up at a remote Village where the Moon is missing from the sky and he listens to wailing every night. Mysterious appearances arrive and the story unfolds as Rendi learns that he is part of the answer to all of ...
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