Books like Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Looking for books like Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (Middle Grade Fantasy · 810L · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, folklore, and adventure. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

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Why each is a match

Fablehavengrades 4–7
Shares themes of family and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
Shares themes of family and folklore, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain Godgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecygrades 3–7
Shares themes of family and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy720L
Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and a close reading level (720L vs 810L).
Mr. Popper's Penguins910L
Shares themes of family and adventure and a close reading level (910L vs 810L).
Stuart Little920L
Shares themes of family and adventure and a close reading level (920L vs 810L).
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe940L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and a close reading level (940L vs 810L).
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Graveyard Book820L
Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), a close reading level (820L vs 810L), and the same era (2000s).

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