The girl who drank the moon / Kelly Barnhill.
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 ... The author of the highly acclaimed, award-winning novel The Witch's Boy has written an epic coming-of-age fairy tale destined to be a modern classic.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616205676
- ISBN: 1616205679
- ISBN: 9781338167016
- ISBN: 1338167014
- ISBN: 9781616207465
- ISBN: 9781616206567
- ISBN: 161620656X
- ISBN: 9780605956926
- ISBN: 0605956928
- ISBN: 9781537911137
- ISBN: 1537911139
- ISBN: 9781848126473
- ISBN: 1848126476
- Physical Description: 386 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 640L Lexile 640L Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 4.8. Reading Counts! 4.7. Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 12 183878. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 4.8 12.0 183878. Lexile 640L. |
| Awards Note: | Newbery winner, 2017. Andre Norton Award Nominee for Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book, 2016. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Witches > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Friendship in children > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Witch fiction. Fantasy fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 155 of 181 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 181 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | JUV BAR (Text) | 37810435488712 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | NEW BAR 2017 (Text) | 37810435415095 | Juvenile Newbery | Available | - |
