The Girl Who Drank the Moon
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) – April 30, 2019 by Kelly Barnhill (Author)
The beloved, Newbery Medal–winning classic is now in paperback! With more than a million copies sold, The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a must-read for fans of timeless fantasy fables.
And coming in March 2022, an immersive new fantasy from Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans!
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 . . .
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers; Reprint edition (April 30, 2019)
Language: English
Paperback: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 1616207469
ISBN-13: 978-1616207465
Reading Age: 8 - 12 years, from customers
Lexile Measure: 640L
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Item Weight: 1.05 pounds
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.37 inches
