Annotation
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
Awards
2010 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature
2011 Beehive Children's Fictional Book Award
Characters
| Name | Minli |
| Gender | Girl |
| Trait | Chinese |
| Genre | Fiction Juvenile |
| Topics | Poverty Families Folklore Asian Americans Dragons Multigenerational Animals Mythical |