Daughter of the Mountains, Louise S. Rankin
Daughter of the Mountains, Louise S. Rankin
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Daughter of the Mountains

Author: Louise S. Rankin

Narrator: Eve Bianco

Unabridged: 5 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/17/2018


Synopsis

A Newbery Honor recipient

Momo has always wanted a Lhasa terrier — a dog like the ones the Buddhist priests hold sacred in their temples. And her dream is realized when a trader brings Pempa to her parents' tea house. But after a band of robbers steals the valuable dog and quickly escapes with him into the mountains, Momo is determined to catch them and recover her beloved Pempa. To do so, she must follow the Great Trade Route across the mountains — a path that most people avoid, and which will surely put her life at risk. Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta, in search of her stolen dog Pempa.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sakura on March 02, 2023

This is one of my favorite childhood reads. I loved reading about another girl in a culture so very far away and so very different from my own, yet she had some of the very same qualities I possess and she made me feel so appreciative for the things I have. The descriptions of the little mountain vi......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on March 17, 2017

Cute book, but, there are some mistakes that bother me when I see them in historical fiction. For instance, Momo sees the monkeys swinging by their tails from tree to tree. However, she is in India and Old World monkeys do not have prehensile tails. Additionally the book states that she takes tsampa......more

Goodreads review by Vivian on January 23, 2021

I'll give 5 stars to any book with a cute dog.......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on June 13, 2024

Wow, great book published in 1948. Maybe not the best book from a ‘dog’ book perspective, but a great book that left me with a good feeling for a long time. Funny how sometimes you have a book with a name or cover art you find not so inviting can hide an amazing story. I don’t see a summary on Goodre......more

Goodreads review by Candice on November 28, 2022

Books have changed my life. I have made many life decisions after reading a book at a specific time. I started homeschooling my first grader after reading a book, and I sent that same child to public school eight years later after reading a book. God speaks to me through the Word and through words.......more


Awards

  • Newbery Honor Book