Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: MS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Mulan’s little sister, Xiu, is bitten by a mythical white spider. Mulan races to retrieve a healer but returns home with a healer who has magical gifts. Mulan is drawn into a dream-like world, where the healer is a white rabbit, known as the Jade Rabbit, and they are on a quest to find two herbs that will heal Xiu from the spider’s poison. Mulan and Jade Rabbit face many obstacles, the fiercest opponent being a white fox. Jade Rabbit tells Mulan different myths as they journey, which help Mulan to be courageous and persevere.
I adore Mulan and with the new movie out, there is a lot of hype, so this book will probably grab attention. That said, it is a slow read. The beginning is exciting, but the rabbit often stops to tell a side story as the myths and magic weave together. The reader must be patient and appreciate the art of a good story, because this is well done, but it is not for your casual reader. The stories come together, and I enjoyed the ending, but the boundaries of the mythical world are often changing and seem conveniently manipulated for Mulan’s success.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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