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When the Sea Turned to Silver
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A breathtaking fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore, a companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.
Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most exciting tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller.
Everyone knows that the emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend, Yishan, a mysterious boy who seems to have his own secrets to hide. Together the two must face obstacles usually found only in legends to find the Luminous Stone and save Pinmei's grandmother - before it's too late.
A fast-paced adventure that is extraordinarily written, When the Sea Turned to Silver is a masterpiece companion novel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky.
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Listening Length: 7 hours and 37 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Audible.com Release Date: October 4, 2016
Language: English, English
ASIN: B01KKM6GR8
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My 9-year-old granddaughters and I listened to this lovely book in the car. It is a great story with great messages about courage, love, and tenacity in the face of arbitrary power. The "stories" woven into the narrative are stand-alone terrific -- the author has made great use of her research into Chinese myths and legends -- and the voice of the reader on the CD is perfect. The conditions under which we listened were not ideal: just a couple of times a week on the way to gymnastics. Despite the protracted nature of our listening experience, we all stayed riveted on the book. Indeed, when we finished it last week, the girls asked that we start back at the beginning right away. And it's sufficiently engaging and complex that a second hearing is really wonderful.
I am frequently telling my kids "people more than things" when something gets wrecked, or lost or feelings get hurt. Man, they love their stuff... and boy does it turn the world over when something is disrupted. However, I get my mothering self into trouble with books. I love them. I love them like they are my friends and I treasure them not above people, but above most "things." So, am I weird... yeah, probably. Do I feel this way about most books? No. not many actually. But people... LISTEN... Grace Lin can write. She's amazing and very unique. I am torn on reading this to my girls, or buying that book protecting plastic stuff and enshrining it on my high shelf of favorites. Why am I going into all of this when I am supposed to be reviewing this book? Because this particular novel is all about stories. In what feels like a unique Chinese Proverbs meets Asop's Fables kind of concoction, this book delivers numerous short stories told by a shy little story teller who is just finding her voice on her way to save her grandma: Amah- "The Storyteller." Soldiers sneak Grandma food, and respect her for her tale-crafting skills. She can make despair feel less necessary and remind people of things long forgotten. Don't think this is just a morality tale that will bore kids with little lessons in being kind (though they will find those)... quite a bit is happening. There's an evil Emperor, a gorgeous Sea Maiden Princess, and two young children who are trying to save their family and possibly the entire world. In fact, I was reminded of Dickens' "Tale of Two Cities"... where in that last chapter, everything is reveled and you feel like you want to start all over with the new, most important key to the whole craftily spun tale.This story is a conclusion to two other related but not required books that are also fantastic. If you have the choice, read them in order. It is not, however, necessary as each has legs to stand on their own. I read the other two books so long ago that while I remember bits of them, they did not help me along in this story except remind me that the stories I heard in this book were sometimes touched on in the other two and that is basically the point of this whole book. Stories connect us. Friendships are formed because of shared moments, of tales told, memories being made and these "things"... well... we get to keep them forever.
“Come quickly!†Grandmother Amah shook Pinmei from sleep. The rocky ground rumbled beneath her feet. Freezing currents nipped at the girl’s toes. She followed Amah to the storage room of their mountain hut. Hidden inside an empty vat, Pinmei stared through a crack into the darkened room. Her grandmother piled baskets and boxes all around the vat and left.Thundering hooves pounded the mountainside. The front door crashed to the ground. The Tiger Emperor’s soldiers roared when they saw Amah standing in the open doorway. “She’s the one we want! Take her!†Torchlight flared across Amah as they dragged her from the hut.With his head raised high, a young boy fought his way through the soldiers to their commander. The watchful Yishan, who lived alone high up the craggy slopes, barreled into the hut like a fierce mountain dog. “Do not take her!â€The commander threw Yishan against the wall like a bag of rice. Torches hurtled into the room. Orange flames licked the thatch as Pinemei’s home caught fire. Yishan flew to the back wall and ripped down shelves, kicking a shuttered window. Pinmei scrambled from hiding and out the smoking window. Her blazing hut lit up the night sky.The Tiger Emperor’s armies swept throughout the land, attacking villages in the deep of the night. Thousands of men were captured and conscripted to build the Vast Wall. Any appeals to the Emperor were met with the same reply: Bring a Luminous Stone that Lights Up the Night if you seek freedom for the one you love.But why take Amah? The old woman was the Storyteller, not capable of forced labor. Pinmei and Yishan decided their best chance of saving Amah was to find a Luminous Stone for the Tiger Emperor. They knew a dragon’s pearl was in the City of Bright Moonlight. Could that save Amah?They set out in the deep snow. A mysterious rider in gleaming blue silk galloped past through the mist, only to be thrown from her horse. The children rushed to her crumpled body and were amazed by her beauty. Her voice rang like water chimes when she spoke, but her eyes were marred by sorrow. She too was bound for the City of Bright Moonlight. The three walked together down the icy road.Their journey takes them through places where harsh realities and legend intermingle. The greed and cruelty of the Tiger Emperor invade every village in the land, even disturbing the watery realms of the Sea King. Crimson butterflies, stone fish, scarred women—even Spring itself—fall under the iron rod of his wrath. With every new tale from the Storyteller’s trove, this world expands, rising to the Starry River and plunging into the silver sea.Grace Lin’s masterful storytelling entwines three timeless themes: good fortune, peace, and the quest for immortality. She is a Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award Finalist.--Kate Calina
As with Grace Lin's other books, this one was a beautiful, melodic and fast read. She has the skill to bring you quickly into her world and hold you as enthralled as the Storytellers who are the heroines of this tale. She manages to mix the daily efforts of ordinary people with fantastic creatures and experiences in a way that is fun, and believable. Her perennial villain is as cruel and malicious as ever, and the quick wit and bravery of her heroes, and the love and friendship they share, are the stones of the mountain that stands against him. These are stories in which the journey is as magical and wonderful and terrifying as the ending, as it should be.
I read this book with my son and we loved it. It's our second Grace Lin book, and we are hooked (we started with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon). It's such a challenge to keep all the stories straight and we had a lot of fun seeing who could remember all of the different references that Bring everything together at the end. Lin is a great writer and illustrator and we highly recommend this book.
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