The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can't help but notice the village's peculiar inhabitants and their problems-where has the innkeeper's son gone? Why are Master Chao and Widow Yan always arguing? What is the crying sound Rendi keeps hearing? And how can crazy, old Mr. Shan not know if his pet is a toad or a rabbit?
But one day, a mysterious lady arrives at the Inn with the gift of storytelling, and slowly transforms the villagers and Rendi himself. As she tells more stories and the days pass in the Village of Clear Sky, Rendi begins to realize that perhaps it is his own story that holds the answers to all those questions.
Newbery Honor author Grace Lin brings readers another enthralling fantasy featuring her marvelous full-color illustrations. Starry River of the Sky is filled with Chinese folklore, fascinating characters, and exciting new adventures.
月亮失踪了！但似乎只有男孩仁迪发现了这件怪事。他不满父亲的无理管教与责骂，离家出走，意外来到了偏僻荒凉的晴空村，他的运气很好，遇到了好心的赵老板收留了他，成了客栈的小伙计。他在此遭遇了一连串奇人异事：深夜的呜咽声只有他能听到；年迈的山先生分不清蟾蜍与兔子；蜗牛使赵老板和邻居纷争不断；神秘的常夫人孤身住进客栈，还带来了一个个神奇的故事。仁迪受到常夫人的感召，心情也有所转换，不再怨天尤人，并开始关怀周遭的人和事物。他决定去找夜晚会传来呜咽声的天空到底藏有什么秘密，居然发现是赵老板的儿子吉明变成了一只蟾蜍，并因吞下了月亮，身体不舒服才发出痛苦的声响，他帮助吉明把月亮吐出来。在化成人的山神山先生的帮忙下，月亮又回到了空中照亮夜晚的星空。仁迪也从来客栈休息的客人中得知，他的父亲因为他的失踪非常焦急，他决定回家和家人团聚……
By Grace Lin, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Characters, 305 pages, 8.4"x6.25"
