![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike Dorothy, the source of Minli’s sparkle isn’t a dog it’s her father’s stories, which Ba tells her every night after the family eats their dinner of plain rice. Except for a little girl named Minli, who “was not brown and dull like the rest of the village.” Nothing will grow on Fruitless Mountain – supposedly the broken heart of a dragon – and the people stuck farming it are all weary and covered with mud. It turns out you can take all that away from her, whirl her away to ancient China, and never mistake her for a minute, as Grace Lin proves in her lovely new book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Dorothy – with her gingham dress, silver shoes, and little dog – may be the most instantly recognizable heroine in classic American literature. ![]()
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