by Avi
First published 2012
This boxed collection brings together three celebrated Newbery Medal winners in Traditional Chinese translation. Crispin finds himself fleeing for his life in medieval England after being declared a wolf's head in The Cross of Lead. Minli embarks on a quest to change her family's fortune, guided by stories from the Old Man of the Moon in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Mibs Beaumont discovers her special power on her thirteenth birthday and sets off on an unexpected bus journey to help her injured father in Savvy. Each volume features pull out illustrations that complement the storytelling. The three books span different worlds and time periods, from Avi's historical medieval setting to Grace Lin's fantasy landscape inspired by Chinese folklore to Ingrid Law's contemporary American road story. Together they showcase the range and quality of modern children's literature that has earned the Newbery Medal recognition.
Genres: historical-fiction, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, quest
Setting: China, England, United States
Period: Medieval, Modern
864 pages · Hardcover · Xiao Tian Xia/Tsai Fong Books