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Grace Lin has received the  2010 Newbery Honor Book Medal for this book - "a rich tapestry of stories, both original and traditional, transports readers to a fantastic world where Dragon joins Minli on a fortune-changing quest." 

In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. 

无果山下，一个名叫敏俐的女孩和父母住在一间破旧的小屋里。晚上，阿爹给她讲了有关玉龙和月下老人的古老民间故事。受到这些故事的启发，敏俐踏上了一段非凡的旅程，她要去寻找月下老人，向他询问如何才能改变自己和家人的命运。 她一路上遇到了各种角色：会说话的金鱼、善良的牧童、机敏的大阿福兄妹、月中的白兔等，还包括一条陪伴她一起寻找答案的龙。他们一起经历了一系列跌宕起伏、险象环生的奇遇。最终，他们是否能找到答案，实现自己的愿望呢？