![]() The innkeeper’s bossy daughter irritates Rendi. Bad-tempered and insolent, Rendi hates Clear Sky, but he has no way of leaving the sad village where every night the sky moans and the moon has vanished. When a troubled runaway arrives in an isolated Chinese village where the moon has disappeared, he initiates a quest to find the missing orb and resolve his past.Įscaping from home in a merchant’s cart, Rendi’s abandoned in the Village of Clear Sky, where the innkeeper hires him as chore boy. Grandpa's battle may drag on a bit, but Carrie's increasing strength and her fierce loyalties hold attention as she learns that relations mean more than locations, and that losing may not be so bad if you have tried as hard as you can. Staunchly, she stands up for Grandpa to local bullies and various officious people, meanwhile learning that it's a good thing to have strong feelings and to express them. ![]() Carrie is torn between admiring and believing in her increasingly obsessive Grandpa's cause and appreciating Grandma's common-sense approach. ![]() ![]() Grandpa, who has a general store with a lunchroom run by Grandma, refuses to sell and fights every step of the way but though he tries to get neighbors to join his battle, many are glad for the chance to move to towns and conveniences. During her usual summer's stay with her grandparents in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, Carrie finds that the government is buying all the local farms and burning the homes to convert the area to the new Shenandoah National Park. ![]()
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