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The Ogress and the Orphans

by Kelly Barnhill

National Book Award for Young People's Literature · 2022 · Shortlist

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The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill.

About the Author

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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