The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Barnhill, Kelly
ISBN: 9781616207465
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Winner of the 2017 Newbery Award
The New York Times Bestseller

An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016
An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016
Named to KirkusReviews' Best Books of 2016
2017 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice

Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.

One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna's thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge--with dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth's surface. And the woman with the Tiger's heart is on the prowl . . .
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Barnhill, Kelly
  • ISBN: 9781616207465
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 400
  • Publication Year: 2019

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  • A gorgeous book about the ones who love us

    Laura K. - 1 year 5 months ago

    This award-winning book by Kelly Barnhill is about an enchanted land, a witch and a girl filled with moonlight. Xan is a kind old witch who appears to the local town people, who misunderstand her appearance as a demand for a sacrifice. Xan doesn't understand why the townspeople abandon a baby every year, but she cares for each child, feeds them starlight and delivers them to families across the enchanted woods. The story is full of rich characters and poetry. Though I predicted the ending long before it happened, I still enjoyed the journey. Fans of Kate DiCamillo and Cathryn Valente will appreciate this tale of entangled journeys, fates and lives of some delightful and richly described characters.

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