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- Nutty Bookworm
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Book Info:
The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace Lin
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Publishing Date: May 13, 2025
Synopsis:
From award-winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits, based on Chinese folklore.Jin is a Stone Lion—one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time.What isn’t a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a Golden Goal, and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world.But when Jin’s perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate, he has no choice but to run after it, tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate closes behind him.Stuck outside the gate, Jin must find help from unlikely allies, including a girl who can hear a mysterious voice and a worm who claims he is a dragon. Together, they must find the sphere and return it to the world beyond the gate…or risk losing everything.Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin returns with another gorgeously illustrated adventure story about duty, love, and balance—expertly written in the vein of the Newbery Honor winner and modern classic Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Book Links:
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gate-the-girl-and-the-dragon-grace-lin/1146241804
About the Author:
Grace Lin, a NY Times bestselling author/ illustrator, won the Newbery Honor for “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” and the Theodor Geisel Honor for “Ling and Ting.” Her novel “When the Sea Turned to Silver” was a National Book Award Finalist and her picture book, “A Big Mooncake for Little Star” was awarded the Caldecott Honor. Grace is also an occasional commentator for New England Public Radio, a reviewer for the NY Times, a video essayist for PBS NewsHour, and the speaker of the popular TEDx talk, “The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf,” as well as the co-host of the Book Friends Forever podcast. In 2016, Grace’s art was displayed at the White House where Grace, herself, was recognized by President Obama’s office as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. In 2022, Grace was awarded the Children’s Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association.
Author Links:
Website: https://gracelin.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/pacylin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pacylin/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/59390
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This is my first book written by Grace Lin and it was incredible. I have to admit I have some others written by hear but as yet have been nervous but not anymore.
The Gate, The Girl and The Dragon was more than a story about Jin and Lulu and the other characters it was about grief and how it can take over and it is about finding about others and learning about them. Jin certainly had an adventure but he grew and I loved that but my favourite thing of all were the stories scattered about the book based on Chinese Folklore.
I feel so honoured that I got to read this wonderful book before publication and for all the reasons above it receives 5 stars.
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