Author/Illustrator Grace Lin has created a new magical
masterpiece. Pinmei lives with her grandmother
on the mountain. Her grandmother is the
Storyteller, and Pinmei is quiet and shy.
Soldiers come to the mountain and the emperor takes her grandmother. Pinmei decides she must rescue her
grandmother and her friend Yishan offers to help. They begin a journey to find the Luminous Stone
that Lights the Night to trade with the emperor for her grandmother’s
release. Pinmei finds her voice and
shares the stories that her grandmother has told her to people they meet. Their adventures take them to the City of
Bright Moonlight, the bottom of the sea, and at last the emperor’s great wall.
Stories are seamlessly intertwined into the narrative and are
clues to the exciting conclusion. Pinmei
grows from a shy character to a strong one.
The illustrations are beautiful.
There are many single-color illustrations at the beginning of the
chapters and throughout the text. These
illustrations are expressive and interesting.
There are also full color and full page illustrations that are carefully
detailed and help create the magical world where the story takes place. Highly recommended. EL-ESSENTIAL. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
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