The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill
4.12 · 37 ratings · Published: 09 Aug 2016
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.
- fantasy 4
- magic 3
- dragons 3
- paranormal 3
- witches & sorcerers 3
- children 2
- action / adventure 2
- family 2
- fairy tales 2
- coming of age 2
- friendship 2
- magical realism 2
- high fantasy 2
- supernatural 2
- mystery 2
- female mc 1
- grief 1
- animals 1
- found family 1
- folktales & legends 1
- contemporary 1
- dystopia 1
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- format - reader age
- middle grade 3
- young adult 3
- audiobook 3
- book 1
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- death / grief 1