The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal)
With more than a million copies sold, Newbery Medal winner The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a must-read for fans of classic children's literature or timeless fantasy fables. 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 . . . After you finish The Girl Who Drank the Moon, look for Kelly Barnhill's latest wondrous fantasy for young readers, The Ogress and the Orphans!
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Captivating. I was hooked from the get-go. I loved the twist on fairy-tale elements and ideas and how each one seemed traditional yet new. Definitely my favorite: Glerk the swamp monster and the tragic Antain. Also, I really liked the end because there was forgiveness and the only people who were punished were punished by themselves for not apologizing and accepting forgiveness, and love was boundless and was not limited to just one person or was mutually exclusive. I was doing a little bit of trying to hurry myself along, though, so there was a section in the middle that I didn't enjoy as much and it was my own fault. But the ending was beautiful, the whole book was nicely composed, and I would definitely recommend it.
задумка ничего себе такая. но очень растянуто. есть куски каких-то внутренних монологов, которые вообще бессмысленные.
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