Cover of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

by Grace Lin

Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states

On reading-award lists:Utah Beehive Book Award (Children's Fiction)Garden State Children's Book Award

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 810L. It appears across 2 curriculum references and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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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.

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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; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

family · folklore · adventure · gratitude

Where this book is assigned

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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.
What curricula assign Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Utah Beehive Book Award (Children's Fiction). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

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How we classify

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
Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 2 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
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