![]() ![]() At this point, Minli asks a very important question: “What do we need to bring fortune here?” Ba tells Minli that’s a question for the Old Man of the Moon, which leads to a story to share. Ma is unhappy, especially because there’s another mouth to feed. He is saying they “bring fortune into your home.” He tells Minli, “Goldfish means plenty of gold.” This seems like the answer and Minli buys one. One day a goldfish seller comes to town peddling goldfish. Having only stories makes Ma say, “What a poor fortune we have!” Somehow Minli wants to change that, but she’s not sure quite how. Minli loves to urge Ba to tell her stories, and he always obliges, but Ma thinks the stories are a waste of time, impractical, and cause Minli to daydream too much. They have very little, their home not much more than a shack. Minli, Ma, and Ba (Minli’s parents) live in a small village next to Fruitless Mountain, called so because of its barrenness. Throughout the book, the reader follows young Minli, the heroine, on her journey to seek the answer that will change her family’s fortune. Lin very roughly based her story on a folktale she knew growing up called Olive Lake. The book has all the elements of a well-written modern high fantasy while also being in the category of multicultural books. 2010 Massachusetts Book Award for Children’s/Young Adult Literature.Booklist Top 10 SF/Fantasy for Youth, 2009.Starred School & Library Journal Review.2010 Mythopeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature.Al Roker’s TODAY Show Kid’s Book Club Pick, December 2009.2010 Indies Choice Book Awards Finalist for Middle Reader Book of the Year. ![]() 2010 Bank Street College of Education Josette Frank Award. ![]()
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