The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic
4.3
(950)
Kelly Barnhill
SPECIAL PREVIEW! 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 and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned 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. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge on schedule--but Xan is far away. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Soon, it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her--even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she’s always known. The acclaimed author of The Witch’s Boy has created another epic coming-of-age fairy tale destined to become a modern classic.
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Author
Kelly Barnhill
Pages
72
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Published Date
2016-06-09
ISBN
1616207027 9781616207021
Ratings
Google: 4
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"This was such a wonderful book. I am typically not drawn to magic or witches, but the reviews I heard about this book totally drew me in. Even though I knew how it would end (well, I didn't know, but I felt like I did), I was hooked to the end. I see everything through a lens of faith & there were so many spiritual undertones in this book. I felt like Kelly Barnhill did a great job with developing the characters without being terribly long winded. I highly recommend this book."
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