Title: When the Sea Turned to Silver
Description: Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most exciting tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller.

Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a mysterious boy who seems to have his own secrets to hide. Together, the two must face obstacles usually found only in legends to find the Luminous Stone and save Pinmei's grandmother--before it's too late.
Subjects: Chinese folklore, adventure, folklore, juvenile literature, Adventure stories, Kidnapping, Adaptations, Adventure and adventurers, JUVENILE FICTION, Asia, Fiction, Fairy tales, Grandmothers, Historical, Fantasy & Magic, Fairy Tales & Folklore, History, Storytellers, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Kidnapping, fiction, Grandparents, fiction, Storytelling, fiction, China, fiction, folktales, journey, mountain, Luminous Stone that lights the night, emperor, nyt:childrens-middle-grade-hardcover=2016-10-23, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed
Places: China, Never-Ending Mountain, The Crystal Palace, Hall of Distant Clouds
People: Pinmei, Yishan, Amah, Lady Meng, King KaeJae, Yanna, Old Sai, Suya, Sifen
Time periods: When the Sea turned to Silver