Kelly Barnhill
Hardcover | Pages: 388 pages Rating: 4.11 | 46283 Users | 8218 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Girl Who Drank the Moon |
| ISBN: | 1616205679 (ISBN13: 9781616205676) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal (2017), Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2017), Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee (2018), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2018), Andre Norton Award Nominee (2016) William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee (2019), NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor Book (2017) |
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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 deliver 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 enmagicked girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. 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.Mention Containing Books The Girl Who Drank the Moon
| Title | : | The Girl Who Drank the Moon |
| Author | : | Kelly Barnhill |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 388 pages |
| Published | : | August 9th 2016 by Algonquin Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction. Young Adult |
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Ratings: 4.11 From 46283 Users | 8218 ReviewsPiece Containing Books The Girl Who Drank the Moon
4.5 starsA beautiful, surprisingly complex story. Perhaps it is a little longer with somewhat darker themes than many middle grade books, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. This reminded me in some ways of A Wrinkle in Time -- the author didn't pull any punches when it came to more sensitive subjects like grief and death. Although this book deals with some pretty heavy topics, there is also humour sprinkled throughout that lightens the tone. I listened to the audible edition, and ChristinaThis is a new favorite book of mine. I love this book. I love Luna and her dragon. I love the witch who feed her moonlight. The story feels so big and it seems there is more to it and behind it. I love the tone of the book and the feeling of magic conveyed to the reader. There are some really horrible things that happen in the village and Sister Igraine is quite a character. I love the resolution of the book and how things conclude. It is so satisfying. I don't want to give anything away, simply
4 1/2 stars.This is the story of a little baby girl sent to die but who is adopted by a good witch instead. Without meaning to, the Witch pours magic into Luna but, instead of letting her draw from her magic, she bounds it until Lunas thirteenth birthday.Incidentally, that is the day the Witch decides to let herself die. But that day is coming and coming, closer and closer, and the Witch starts to regret her decision.There obviously is more happening in the story than only that. In fact, we have
3.5/5Knowledge is power, but it is a terrible power when it is hoarded and hidden. Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the MoonThis is a hard one for me to rate. I kept going back and forth between 3 or 4, and finally settled upon 4. There are things I loved about this book and other elements that I did not care for. This a book I really wanted to love and had high expectations for. Perhaps I've grown too old for YA novels.An elderly witch, an enmagicked girl, a brave young father, a wise,
Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend. The people of the Protectorate leave a baby deep in the forest each year, a sacrificial offering made to a witch to deter her from terrorizing the village. When the witch, Xan, finds the babies, she feeds them starlight, but one year she accidentally pulls light from the moon and enmagicks a baby girl. Xan knows that the baby imbued with moonlight will have extraordinary abilities, so she decides to raise
4.5 stars
Winner of the 2017 Newbery MedalAn Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016Named to KirkusReviews Best Books of 20162017 Booklist Youth Editors ChoiceSo, this book has won a lot of awards and it is easy to see why. This is a great book for middle school readers who enjoy some fantasy and
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