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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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  • Create Date：2021-07-07 06:55:07
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kelly Barnhill
  • ISBN：1616207469
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Summary

Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal
The New York Times Bestseller

An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016
An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016
Named to KirkusReviews’ Best Books of 2016
2017 Booklist Youth Editors’ Choice

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 。 。 。

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Reviews

Monika Hetzler ，

Parts of this book I really loved， parts of this book I thought were a bit boring。 Ultimately I thought this was a perfect read-aloud book。

Elena ，

Quite enjoyable。 I liked the relationships in the book and Luna seemed like a real wonder

Roopal Shah ，

Loved every single thing about it ！！

Amelia ，

Cute book。 Not my favorite， but I still enjoyed myself。

Max Schiewe ，

Amazing， beautiful book。 Wish I could’ve seen more of Luna’s magic， though！

Marit ，

På en så fin måte viser denne boken barn at voksne （og et helt samfunn） kan ta feil om store， viktige ting。 Den viser at selv om voksne sier at det ikke er mulig å endre på hvordan ting gjøres， og på hvordan samfunnet er strukturert， så er det mulig。 Nydelig。Den er også veldig fargerik og livaktig， og varm

Beata ，

I admit it's not my new fave at the moment， but I know I'll appreciate it a lot more on a re-read。 Regardless it's a beautiful， magical， heart-breaking and hopeful story。 I admit it's not my new fave at the moment， but I know I'll appreciate it a lot more on a re-read。 Regardless it's a beautiful， magical， heart-breaking and hopeful story。 。。。more

Bianka。Anna ，

This book is just soooo beautiful and so magical

Jo ，

3。5*somehow i expectedthis book to be more whimsical and i didn't feel as attached as i expected to， but it was still a beautiful， emotional story that i would definitely recommend。 3。5*somehow i expectedthis book to be more whimsical and i didn't feel as attached as i expected to， but it was still a beautiful， emotional story that i would definitely recommend。 。。。more

Bereader ，

There wasn’t anything here that stayed with me after I closed the book。 There is a lot of allegory and metaphor， but I am not sure to what end。 I did not feel enlightened。 The language carried me through pleasantly enough， hence two stars rather than one。

Ananya Jain ，

Tale of xan the witch and Luna It made me fall in love againThe story as well as the cover is magical

Jennifer ，

This was a very sweet and beautiful book。 I am not sure if it moved a little slow， or felt a little to poetry-ish in places or if I am just in a reading burn-out slump a bit but I did set it aside for a while in the middle and then come back to it later。 It was really beautiful though with beautiful imagery and in the second half I found it to pick up quite a bit and some surprises in the plot that I really enjoyed。

anna ，

reading slump！！！:，（ dnf like halfway was such a cute lovely book but i got it from the library and had to return cause i wasn’t gna finish it anytime soon。 maybe i’ll return to it another dayp。 220 i believe

Dominique （bibliolatte） ，

Cette histoire est magnifique et la plume de l'auteure l'est tout autant 💖 J'ai trouvé qu'il y avait quelques petites longueurs， mais rien pour empêcher cette histoire d'être d'une grande beauté ❤ Cette histoire est magnifique et la plume de l'auteure l'est tout autant 💖 J'ai trouvé qu'il y avait quelques petites longueurs， mais rien pour empêcher cette histoire d'être d'une grande beauté ❤ 。。。more

samuel ，

WOW THAT WAS AMAZING IM GONNA CRY

Ana Nesovanovic ，

Beskrajno predivna knjiga ♥️Uvukla je u pricu od prve stranice i vozila me do samog kraja。Da mogu 10 ⭐️ bih ostavila ♥️Velika preporuka za sve ljubitelje fantastike i svu decu （i one koji se tako osecaju 😃Bezbroj skrivenih poruka i metafora krasi ovu knjiguUzivala sam i jedva cekam da procitam jos nesto od ove autorke ♥️

Dayna Dueck ，

Such a lovely fairy tale for kids and adults。 The audio book version was excellent！

Sara Milen ，

Es un libro que te lleva en un sube y baja de emociones。 Existe un momento en dónde todo se vuelve confuso， porque no sabes quién está narrando， pero una vez que lo entiendes sientes que la iluminación llegó。 A su vez， "La niña que se bebió la luna"， deja una gran enseñanza acerca del crecimiento y de las complicaciones de la vida。Y como dice Glerk:"（。。。） Mientras tanto el mundo da vueltas。Mientras tanto el universo se expande。Mientras tanto el misterio del amor se revela a sí mismo，una y otra v Es un libro que te lleva en un sube y baja de emociones。 Existe un momento en dónde todo se vuelve confuso， porque no sabes quién está narrando， pero una vez que lo entiendes sientes que la iluminación llegó。 A su vez， "La niña que se bebió la luna"， deja una gran enseñanza acerca del crecimiento y de las complicaciones de la vida。Y como dice Glerk:"（。。。） Mientras tanto el mundo da vueltas。Mientras tanto el universo se expande。Mientras tanto el misterio del amor se revela a sí mismo，una y otra vez， en el misterio de ti。 （。。。）" 。。。more

Georgann ，

A beautiful story， meant for children but wonderful at any age！ What does love protect us from; what does love expose us to？ Both questions are answered by a child， a grandmother， a small dragon， a large Bog monster and a madwoman。 Does not treat the reader as a listener but rather as a fellow adventurer。

Jessica Metzing ，

Actual rating 3。5

Liselotte ，

I read this a year ago。 At that time， i loved it :）

Aman ，

Magic ， Love ， Sorrow and Hope。

Caitlin Stubbs ，

4⭐️ this was such a magical read with the most amazing characters。 Loved every second and seeing the relationships between everyone。 It was a sad but satisfying ending and I did nearly shed a tear。 However， it was slightly darker than what I was expecting from a middle grade though！

Indigo Wolf ，

this book made zero sense。 i literally don’t know what the fuck i just read。 the writing was。。 okay。

Paul Veldhouse ，

My wife read and recommended this book。 Not one I would have picked off the shelf myself， but I’m glad she pushed it on me。 This is a fantastic book about love and goodness triumphing。 It’s a book for all ages and is probably best read in late grade school。 That is when the world is just beginning to widen and open and children need to learn to approach loss and struggle with grace and kindness。 Ultimately， that’s what this book is。 Sadness and madness transformed into magic， moonlight， and fami My wife read and recommended this book。 Not one I would have picked off the shelf myself， but I’m glad she pushed it on me。 This is a fantastic book about love and goodness triumphing。 It’s a book for all ages and is probably best read in late grade school。 That is when the world is just beginning to widen and open and children need to learn to approach loss and struggle with grace and kindness。 Ultimately， that’s what this book is。 Sadness and madness transformed into magic， moonlight， and family。 It left me with hope。 。。。more

Ennesse ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Every once a year， the youngest baby in a village called Protectorate would be sacrificed to the witch who lived in the woods。 Every year， one family had to let go of their child to be taken and offered to the witch。 These families had to deal with endless sorrow in their hearts， assuming that their children might be dead in the hands of the witch。 But， was it true？ Was the witch really wicked just like what the Elders of the Protectorate always told them？ Did the witch really exist in the first Every once a year， the youngest baby in a village called Protectorate would be sacrificed to the witch who lived in the woods。 Every year， one family had to let go of their child to be taken and offered to the witch。 These families had to deal with endless sorrow in their hearts， assuming that their children might be dead in the hands of the witch。 But， was it true？ Was the witch really wicked just like what the Elders of the Protectorate always told them？ Did the witch really exist in the first place？As a middle-grade fantasy book lover， i just added this book into my lifetime favorite。 Why？ Because it is a whole package for me。 I personally like a complex story with a little bit dark aspects being added into the story。 Moreover， this book is actually very heart-warming and it continuously tells you about love， family， motherhood， friendship and the whole good things in life that can makes us feel better。The other aspect of the story that i dearly love is the strong women characters。 Most women in the story were brave， strong and inspirational。 Xan with her big heart and love for others， she always helped and healed people in her whole life。 Luna was smart， rational and she would do anything to protect her loved ones。 Adara or the madwoman who was so persistent and her enormous love toward her daughter amazed me。 She reminded me of how beautiful motherhood is even though I haven't experienced it yet （hehe）。 And the last but not least our Ethyne， i really love the way she handled things。 She was calm， kind， loving， smart and brave。 She was also a type of leader who always knew what she needed to do。Probably the one thing that could be developed more （in my opinion） was the climax part。 I think it was too short and less thrilling。 I expected that the closure with the Sorrow Eater would be more difficult and dramatic。 But it wasn't。 So i kind of thought that this part was a little bit dull。 But， overall everything was fun and i really enjoyed reading it。 （Like i could barely put the book down！）It is a page turner kind of book and i am pretty sure， once you read it， you would hardly put it down because you would be absorbed into the story。P。S。 i am a fan of Fyrian！ ❤️ 。。。more

Kimberly Holmes ，

Absolutely amazing！！！ Is it just me or would this book be amazing turned into a animation film like Spirited Away！！❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Brooke Andria Taylor ，

Such a fun， inspiring children‘s book。 Gave off the same vibes as Kate Di’Camillo。

Stella ，

3。5 stars

Vasiliki Papadimitriou ，

3。25 The writing was exceptionally good and throughout this gave very much Disney vibes。 Unfortunately I didn't love it as much as I wanted to do。 The end was satisfying and everything I could ask for but I felt that it was rushed。 3。25 The writing was exceptionally good and throughout this gave very much Disney vibes。 Unfortunately I didn't love it as much as I wanted to do。 The end was satisfying and everything I could ask for but I felt that it was rushed。 。。。more

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