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Asian Pacific American Heritage MonthWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon vocabulary list?

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

by Grace Lin

Inspired by her father's fantastical stories, Minli sets off on a journey to change her family's fortune.

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VOCABULARY LISTS IN THIS COLLECTION:

  • Chapters 1–12

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    • jagged
    • coax
    • meager
    • weariness
    • reverence
    • anguish
    • grueling
    • fiery
    • fierce
    • wrath
    • manipulation
    • infuriate
    • scoff
    • outwit
    • perish
    • enthralled
    • conceited
    • flaunt
    • tribute
    • flaw
    • leer
    • haggard
    • wail
    • delicacy
    • beckon
  • Chapters 13–24

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    • swerve
    • pang
    • canopy
    • sprout
    • bloom
    • emissary
    • esteem
    • covet
    • wry
    • vast
    • enormous
    • gruff
    • daunting
    • shabby
    • mocking
    • abundance
    • groan
    • scarcely
    • intricate
    • kowtow
    • commune
    • savory
    • bestow
    • unprincipled
    • exile
  • Chapters 25–36

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    • sob
    • despair
    • pagoda
    • humble
    • pavilion
    • mosaic
    • implore
    • scowl
    • malevolence
    • gash
    • flustered
    • cower
    • immense
    • pathetic
    • feeble
    • jut
    • menacing
    • tangled
    • unison
    • blossom
    • crimson
    • cozy
    • vile
    • penance
    • longing
  • Chapters 37–48

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    • merriment
    • foundation
    • celestial
    • luminous
    • frantic
    • evade
    • envy
    • downcast
    • silhouette
    • flourish
    • misgiving
    • sacred
    • contentment
    • begrudge
    • bland
    • unyielding
    • lustrous
    • splendor
    • frolic
    • prosperous

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon vocabulary list?

What are some similes in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?

In the storyboard example below, there are three similes from Minli's encounter with the monkeys: "The monkeys' shrieks were starting to sound like hysterical laughter, getting louder and louder like a volcano about to erupt.” “...with her eagerness she felt like the water she was boiling.”

Is there a movie for the book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?

Film. In August 2015, Lin revealed that the film rights for the book had been bought. However, she is still not sure if the film will be made or if it will not be made. She thinks it will be made from 2020 to 2025.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon description?

Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer.

What is the dragon's name in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?

In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions.