Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal β A New York Times Bestseller β An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 β A New York Public Library Best Book β A Chicago Public Library Best Book β An Amazon Top 20 Best Book β A Publishers Weekly Best Book β A School Library Journal Best Book β A Kirkus Reviews Best Book β A Booklist Youth Editorsβ Choice
With more than a million copies sold, acclaimed fantasy author Kelly Barnhillβs Newbery Medal winner is a must-read for fans of classic children's literature or timeless fantasy fables, described as βimpossible to put downβ¦ As exciting and layered as classics like Peter Pan or The Wizard of Ozβ (The New York Times Book Review).
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 Lunaβs thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emergeβwith 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 earthβs surface. And the woman with the Tigerβs heart is on the prowl . . .
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