Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 810L. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Lexile
- 810L
- Grade range
- Grades 4–7
- Difficulty for grade
- Within the grade 4–5 band (740–1010L)
- Age range
- Ages 8–12
- Pages
- 282
- Reading time
- about 5h 10m (est.)
- First published
- 2009
- Genre
- Middle Grade Fantasy
- ISBN-13
- 9780316038638
Reading difficulty: At 810L, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge.
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About this book
Minli sets off to find the Old Man of the Moon and change her family's fortune, meeting dragons and folklore figures along the way. Grace Lin's Newbery Honor novel weaves Chinese folktales into an adventure about family, gratitude, and what truly makes a life rich. A common grades 4-7 read.
Why widely assigned
This Middle Grade Fantasy title, reads at middle-grade prose complexity, typically at grades 4–7. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on family and folklore.
Where this book is assigned
No curriculum assignments on file yet.
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Common questions
- What grade level is Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 810L. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What is the Lexile level of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon has a Lexile measure of 810L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
- How long does it take to read Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?
- It takes about 5h 10m to read Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (282 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 310 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- Is Where the Mountain Meets the Moon hard to read for 4th grade?
- At 810L, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately.
- Is Where the Mountain Meets the Moon banned in schools?
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- 810L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
- Grade band
- Grades 4–7 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Not yet documented in any tracked curriculum.
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.