Kelly Barnhill lives in Minnesota with her husband and three children. Aug 2016 "And Now She's Gone should be at the top of your must-read list. Author Interview Link to Kelly Barnhill's Website. I was both jealous of that experience and yet felt kinship with it - how often have I felt graced by the gentle silvery radiance of moonlight! Spam Free: Your email is never shared with anyone; opt out any time. Now people call the area by different names, sometimes referring to it as "Cattail Kingdom” or as the “City of Sorrows” (4). Just $12 for 3 months or Publication Information. Fans of Barnhill's The Witch's Boy and Iron Hearted Violet will find similar intersections of love, loss, and identity here." The swamp monster and dragon provide plenty of moments of humor to leaven the pathos, while the setting is infused with fairy tale elements, both magical and menacing, and given a tragic history. The book tells how Luna, after being raised by a witch, must figure out how to handle the magical powers she was accidentally given. Guaranteed to enchant, enthrall, and enmagick . "Starred Review. . BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. - Kirkus Reviews Text: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. Click here and be the first to review this book! - San Francisco Chronicle Article "Starred Review. Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal The New York Times BestsellerAn Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016 Named to KirkusReviews' Best Books of 2016 2017 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon is as exciting and layered as classics like Peter Pan or TheWizard of Oz." An enthralling epic about two trailblazing female doctors in 19th century New York. Replete with traditional motifs, this nontraditional fairy tale boasts sinister and endearing characters, magical elements, strong storytelling, and unleashed forces." This novel is written in the past tense and is narrated largely by a third-person omniscient narrator. . Author $39 for a year. The book tells how Luna, after being raised by a witch, must figure out how to handle the magical powers she was accidentally given. The resiliency of the heroes may be partly because of magic, but also because of critical thinking, empathy, deep love and the strength of family in all its unconventional manifestations. - Publishers Weekly But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. Barnhill writes with gentle elegance, conveying a deeply emotional and heartrending tale with accessible, fluid prose. She is the author of four novels, most recently The Girl Who Drank the Moon, winner of the Newbery Medal. The Protectorate is a city created by Sister Ignatia to help her survive for a long time. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. More Information | The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a 2016 fantasy novel for middle school readers by American author Kelly Barnhill. The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a 2016 children's book by Kelly Barnhill. Find books by time period, setting & theme, Read-alike suggestions by book and author.   More Books, Published in USA  Sister Ignatia thrives off of eating the sorrow from others, and the mass of sorrow hangs over the Protectorate like a fog. "Magic, witches, moonlight, starlight, a baby dragon and baby sacrifice swirl together in this spell-binding high fantasy." The Bog stretches for as far as anyone knows, but the forest leads to other cities no one dares to visit. And the woman with the Tiger's heart is on the prowl... "Starred Review. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. The Witch's Boy received four starred reviews and was a finalist for the Min­nesota Book Awards. Grades 4-6" - School Library Journal . The book won the 2017 Newbery Medal. The information about The Girl Who Drank the Moon shown above was first featured [1], The book was favorably reviewed. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster   Occasional chapters are related in the first-person in monologue form as an unnamed narrator tells her child stories about the Witch. Barnhill crafts another captivating fantasy, this time in the vein of Into the Woods . Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. The city is a clear area with a dangerous forest on one side and a Zirin-producing Bog on the other.

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