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When the Sea Turned to Silver
Companion to WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON and National Book Award Finalist!
Starry River of the Sky Book Trailer
Newbery Honor Winner!
Me & WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON on the NBC's Today Show!
The WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON book trailer (a novel for grades 3-6)
An
amazing video review of WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON by the Bookie Woogie Bloggers
Dumpling Days Book Trailer
Geisel Honor Winner!
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
Ling and Ting Book Trailer
MY NOVELS
THE LIN FAMILY PICTUREBOOKS
Thanking the Moon
BOOKS IN THE WORKS
A Big Mooncake for Little Star: a picture book (my first one in eight years!) slated for August 2018
When You Grow Up To Vote, by Eleanor Roosevelt: an early chapter book (ages 6-12) slated for Sept. 2018
Grace Goes...travel blogs
Grace's world wide travels on the world wide web (more to be added to soon)
-Grace Goes to China
-Grace Goes to Hong Kong
-Grace Goes to PEI
Grace's world wide travels on the world wide web (more to be added to soon)
-Grace Goes to China
-Grace Goes to Hong Kong
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