Week-end Book Review: Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
Reviewed by Aline Pereira:
Grace Lin,
Starry River of the Sky
Little, Brown, 2012.
Ages: 8-12
Grace Lin’s new middle-grade fantasy, Starry River of the Sky, is a gem every bit as compelling as its companion, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and cut from the same bedrock too: it masterfully weaves Chinese folklore into a richly textured yarn about magic, unexpected connections and the power of stories to shape our lives.
When Rendi finds a job as a helper at an Inn after running away from home in anger, he finds the small, in-the-middle-of-nowhere village of Clear Sky and its inhabitants mysteriously odd and out of sorts. For starters, the moon seems to be missing…
January 13th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
Oh, I loved this book. I met Grace Lin at a literacy event and she said this was her favorite book so far to write because it’s her first boy main character.
January 16th, 2013 at 11:25 pm
I haven’t gotten hold of this book yet. I was just thinking that this could be another book that we could add for Project Splash! Asia. Wonderful review as always, Aline. Thanks Marjorie for bringing this to our attention.
January 16th, 2013 at 11:27 pm
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