The beloved, Newbery Medal-winning classic is now in paperback! With
more than a million copies sold, The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a
must-read for fans of timeless fantasy fables.
And coming in March 2022, an immersive new fantasy from Kelly Barnhill,
The Ogress and the Orphans!
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 . . .