Starry River of the Sky (8-12 years)
Starry River of the Sky (8-12 years)
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.
在遙遠的晴空村,月亮消失了,只有一位叫做仁迪的小男孩注意到這件事情!仁迪離家出走後,到了村子的一家客棧打雜,他不禁注意到村裡的居民有些異狀:客棧老闆的兒子哪裡去了?趙師父和嚴寡婦為何總是在爭吵?仁迪一直聽到的啼哭聲到底為何?還有瘋癲的山先生怎麼可能分不清他的寵物是蟾蜍還是兔子?直到有一天,有位神祕的女子來到客棧,她特別會說故事,慢慢地,她改變了村民和仁迪。隨著她一則又一則的故事,還有日復一日在晴空村的時光,仁迪開始發現,或許他自己的故事才是所有異狀的解答。
紐伯瑞兒童文學獎得主林珮思再度為讀者帶來一部迷人的奇幻之作,以全彩插圖,結合中國民間傳說與迷人的角色,為您帶來令人興奮的全新冒險。