Lim grew up in America, where her parents raised her on a diet of fairy tales and myths, and she expertly weaves strands of Chinese mythology and landscape into this epic adventure. Even fantasy ...

Lin created a Chinese-style folktale to tell at the center of the action and then included 30 more authentic stories in the book. “I cut out two-thirds of those folk tales. She goes off on quite ...

It's set in a Chinese-American household ... At the conclusion of the book, the two wed with full support of the community. This fairy tale promotes themes of acceptance, diversity, and the ...