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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.
3.6 Goodreads · 1,843 ratings
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.
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At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- Words
- 16,904
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 720L
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The fine print
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
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