The Nine Moons of Han
Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser is a book that I enjoyed. Han Yu is a
young man who lives in China in 731, while Luli Lee lives in Chinatown, New
York in 1931. Both have families with big challenges. Han Yu’s family community is affected by
illness and he wants to help his sister.
Luli’s family is suffering financially because of the stock market
crash. Though more than one thousand
years separate them, Glaser does a great job showing the parallels of their
stories. Chapters alternate between the two characters, so it easy enough to
keep the stories straight. If I had time
for a chapter book read aloud with my students or nieces and nephews, I would
read this to someone. Glaser also wrote A Duet for Home, which I also highly recommend.
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