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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Kelly Barnhill

Newbery Medal · 2017 · Winner
Algonquin Young ReaderschildrensISBN 9781616205676

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Newbery Medal2017Winner

About This Book

Every year, a village offers its most vulnerable infant to a witch—but the witch raises the children lovingly and fills them with moonlight. When she accidentally overfeeds starlight to baby Luna, Luna becomes a child of extraordinary magical power. A lush fairy tale. Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal.

About the Author

Kelly BarnhillUS

Kelly Barnhill is an American children's author born in 1973. She won the 2017 Newbery Medal for *The Girl Who Drank the Moon*, a lush fairy tale about a young girl raised by a witch, a monster, and a swamp dragon. She is also the author of *Iron Hearted Violet* and *The Witch's Boy*.

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