The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic
4.3
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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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"I loved this book! I read it as my personal literacy book for English class and I thought it aight a good lesson. Thanks to my mom and my English teacher for helping me find the right book to read! "
Madi
"Absolutely amazing book, it's just so good and it's suitable for all ages."
Sarah
"This was a fun read about magic, love, and finding your way home. I thought it was well written and I wanted to jump in the story to intervene a few times. "
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Brittany F
"was featured in my local library and honestly it’s fantastic!!! i love a good psycho and this book certainly delivers (also the worldbuilding is delectable)"
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"Preteen fantasy novel with positive messages of love and good over evil. "
Chris Scroggs
"The writing is beautiful and the characters are memorable but I found the story disjointed and confusing. Elements appear with no reference and without reason. That made this book disappointing. "
Lori Schwartz
"I read this book in the 5th grade, and it was probably the first book it really liked, except kids books. It was so cool to me and that’s when I kinda started to like books. So obviously I love this book "
Charlie Williams
"I am rating this book four starts but i didn’t love it as much as my other four stars. If i had a trier list of my four star books this would be towards the end.<br/><br/>It is a really great book. The writing is beautiful and memorable. It switches between a bunch of different points of views but does it in a way that it’s not overwhelming. One of the points of view is a women telling a story. It is written almost like she is telling you the story. The book has a fairy-tale feeling to it. It has elements and tropes of fairy-tales like witches, magic, dragon, friendly bog monster, talking bird and so on. <br/><br/>I didn’t fall in love with the characters but they were all enjoyable in their own way. I didn’t really care for Antain though. I kind if wish that after they send out to sacrifice the baby that they git rid of Antain’s chapters."
Niffty
"Spend as much time with your grandparents as you possibly can. Their love for you knows no bounds. My Nana’s lap would be the only place I would go if time travel were possible. Amazing read for all ages 🥰"
Kia Lewis
"This was SUCH a fun and sweet read!!!!!! While it Did touch on some heavier topics, it was still light-hearted and an overall delightful read!!!!!! I simple ADORED all of the characters!!!!!!!"
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