The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal)
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Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal The New York Times Bestseller An 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. 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 Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novel The Witch's Boy.
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задумка ничего себе такая. но очень растянуто. есть куски каких-то внутренних монологов, которые вообще бессмысленные.
I adored this quaint little novel about family, love, loss and magic, and would recommend it to middle grade students who love fantasy because this somehow felt like a beneficial read too.
The story follows the intertwining plotlines surrounding a baby sacrificed in the woods, her found family, her lost family, home and magic. The characters were a delight, and I enjoyed learning about each ones backstory, or watching them grow up as we progressed...read more
The story follows the intertwining plotlines surrounding a baby sacrificed in the woods, her found family, her lost family, home and magic. The characters were a delight, and I enjoyed learning about each ones backstory, or watching them grow up as we progressed...read more
Those of you who know me, realize that Newbery award winners are important to me and this charming tale did not disappoint. In this story of misunderstandings that etch themselves into fact and family that becomes true magic, I was delighted. Luna, through a course of events outside her parents' control, is taken in by a loving family that includes a gentle, magical woman (witch), a poetry speaking bog beast, and a tiny dragon. All the while, he...read more
I truly LOVED everything about this book - from cover to final page! I'm struggling to pull together the words to do justice to this brilliant work so I'll simply leave you with this:
If you enjoy stories with a wealth of characters, suspense, intrigue, and layers of meaning that will leave you feeling hopeful, satisfied, and in awe, this may be the book for you!
If you enjoy stories with a wealth of characters, suspense, intrigue, and layers of meaning that will leave you feeling hopeful, satisfied, and in awe, this may be the book for you!
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