Moon Goddess Magic, Mysteries & Romance

Explore some Chinese culture through the lens of these two exceptionally well written, completely absorbing stories about the Moon Goddess, written for teens and young adults.

In When the Sea Turned Silver, written and illustrated by National Book Award finalist, Grace Lin, readers quickly become invested in trying to solve multi-layered mysteries. In it she brings to life riveting tales reflecting circumstances that readers young and old can relate to easily, at both a heart and visceral level. Myth made real, this young person’s novel is a sumptuous delight.

In Daughter of the Moon Goddess, written for older teens and young adults, Sue Lynn Tan weaves science fiction, fantasy, morality, and love in a tale of loss, sacrifice, and self determinination amid dangerous interactions between magical, immortal, and human worlds . Be perpared for a page-turner that’s hard to put down. Sue Lynn Tan definitely knows how to keep a reader’s attention!