The girl who drank the moon /
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 Perfe...
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| Imprint: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2016. |
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| Summary: | 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 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. Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal<br> <br> The New York Times Bestseller<br> <br> <br> <br> An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016<br> <br> A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016<br> <br> A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016<br> <br> An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016<br> <br> A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016<br> <br> A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016<br> <br> Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2016<br> <br> 2017 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice <br> <br> <br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <br> <br> 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 . . .<br> <br> <br> <br> The Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novel The Witch's Boy . |
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| Item Description: | "Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 388 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Middle School. 640 Ages 10-14. 4 to 6. |
| Awards: | Newbery winner, 2017. Andre Norton Award Nominee for Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book, 2016. |
| ISBN: | 9781616205676 1616205679 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |