Li Lun
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1947 · Est. 2 hour read

Li Lun

Written by Carolyn Treffinger · Illustrated by Kurt Wiese

Banished to a mountaintop, a boy must grow rice to prove his courage and return home.

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96 pages· 16,904 words· Est. 2 hour read· 720L
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Bookroo's summary

Li Lun, branded a coward, faces exile on a barren mountaintop. Tasked with growing rice where none has succeeded, he battles harsh elements and solitude. Can he defy the odds and reclaim his honor?

From the publisher

Newbery Honor book Banished to a mountaintop to learn to grow rice, Li Lun proves his courage as he fights the elements and his own loneliness to make his rice seedlings flourish where no one else has for generations.

Awards

Newbery Honor (1948)
At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Words
16,904
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
720L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~Q
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
20309
Publication
Published
October 1, 1995
First published
January 1, 1947
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780802774682
LCCN
95011285
OCLC
32589139

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