The Girl Who Drank the Moon
- Downloads：3947
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-08-08 06:55:36
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Kelly Barnhill
- ISBN：1848126476
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
THE NO 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER
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 in fact a good witch who 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 。 。 。
The Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novel The Witch's Boy。
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 in fact a good witch who 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 。 。 。
The Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novel The Witch's Boy。
Reviews
Natalia || studentkaturystyki
，
Niesamowita， magiczna i wzruszająca historia。 Podbiła moje serce！ 😍
Mimi Pockross
，
This book kept my husband and our two grandchildren， ages 10 and 13， company for our entire road trip back and forth from Mount Rushmore。 We all had opinions on how the story would end and who was our favorite character。 I must give credit to our librarian for recommending something that would hold everyone's attention。 The story was fantasy and magic， a favorite category for our grandkids， but not for us older folk。 We all appreciated the reader's incredible ability to tell the tale and keep us This book kept my husband and our two grandchildren， ages 10 and 13， company for our entire road trip back and forth from Mount Rushmore。 We all had opinions on how the story would end and who was our favorite character。 I must give credit to our librarian for recommending something that would hold everyone's attention。 The story was fantasy and magic， a favorite category for our grandkids， but not for us older folk。 We all appreciated the reader's incredible ability to tell the tale and keep us all interested。 As an ex English teacher， I was very impressed with the qualities of good literature， i。e。 vivid descriptions， a fast moving plot， memorable characters， and， above all， a universal theme that we can all appreciate。 。。。more
Chris
，
Solid YA novel。 Very poetic， beautifully written。 It has a good heart all around。 My almost 8 year olds enjoyed it。 4。5 stars， rounded up。
S。P。 O'Farrell
，
Loved this one。 A great story。
Nigara
，
3。5
Nicole Wilson
，
Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a fun fantasy read that centers a special girl's growth into a life of magic and power。 As a baby， Luna is left in the woods upon orders of the Protectorate's annual Day of Sacrifice， in which a baby is left for to the mythical witch who roams the woods upon the premise that she will not attack the Protectorate。 The legend of the witch is perpetuated by the Protectorate to maintain order and loyalty among its subjects。 What the rulers of the Protec Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a fun fantasy read that centers a special girl's growth into a life of magic and power。 As a baby， Luna is left in the woods upon orders of the Protectorate's annual Day of Sacrifice， in which a baby is left for to the mythical witch who roams the woods upon the premise that she will not attack the Protectorate。 The legend of the witch is perpetuated by the Protectorate to maintain order and loyalty among its subjects。 What the rulers of the Protectorate do not know is that their indeed is a witch， but she is a loving and ethereal witch named Xan。 Xan protects Luna and accidentally gifts Luna with the power of the moon。 As Luna grows into her powers， Antain， a former member of the Protectorate order， comes to realize the corruption of his leaders。 Along with a mini dragon and bog monster， Luna and Antain attempt to right so many wrongs and ultimately protect the people of the Protectorate from their own rulers。 In a classroom， this book would be a fantastic way to talk about oppression， power， and all things social justice。 Students could examine the relationships among the characters who hold power and those who are oppressed and make a connection to our real world。 Who holds the authority in our society？ Our schools？ How do they have it and who do they impact with their power？ To what effect？ Teachers could incorporate a project-based learning method to allow students to critically examine some of our social systems for its problems and then offer possible solutions。 。。。more
Jane
，
If you like fantasy you’ll like this book。As for me， it was well written but could have been 100 pagers shorter
Speller
，
the plot was not that good， could have been better
Raegan Flikkema
，
Brilliant。 If you like fantasy， do yourself a favor and pick this one up。
Wolf
，
kann keine review schreiben， ich weine noch
Sara
，
Smutna， ale przepełniająca optymizmem。 Nienachalnie mądra。 Piękna opowieść， choć zdecydowanie dla nieco starszego dziecięcego czytelnika。 Potrzeba więcej takich， kształtujących wrażliwość， książek。
Elle
，
2。5
Keira K
，
The book was very creative and detailed。 Although， some things in it were a tad bit sadder。 Still， it was a great book！ Luna went on a journey to help Xan and found much more。 I would certainly recommend this book。
Becky Fann
，
A young adult novel written for probably 5th grade and up。 I have it to m 9 year old granddaughter and she loved it。 Did she understand it all？ Probably not。 I just finished it and loved it。 We will have our own book club discussion over some ice cream！
Shibalba
，
This was a beautiful （and sorrowful） story， written in beautiful words， which inspired in me beautiful sorrow。 It made me think of things that I do not have anymore， such as love and hope。
M
，
Definitely worthy of the Newberry Medal。 I loved the characters， especially Fyrian who is my favorite。 （The narrator， Christina Moore， did an exceptional job with his voice。 In fact， Christina Moore was delightful the entire story！！） The story was intricate enough to keep an adult entertained， but the foreshadowing was simple enough for a young reader。 The ending emphasis on love was beautiful。 To me， Barnhill's wording craftsmanship was brilliant。 I know some might find her wordy， but I was ent Definitely worthy of the Newberry Medal。 I loved the characters， especially Fyrian who is my favorite。 （The narrator， Christina Moore， did an exceptional job with his voice。 In fact， Christina Moore was delightful the entire story！！） The story was intricate enough to keep an adult entertained， but the foreshadowing was simple enough for a young reader。 The ending emphasis on love was beautiful。 To me， Barnhill's wording craftsmanship was brilliant。 I know some might find her wordy， but I was entranced。 The "story" chapters at first were a little confusing because I was listening to the book， but once I caught on it was fine， and I liked how the unnamed characters of the story were revealed in the end。 。。。more
Ganag
，
it is a ok book i liked it kinda but it was kinda slow paced so。。
Gem - The Tasty Chapter
，
100% 5 out of 5 stars
Ricard
，
A true fairy tale， the characters are believable with charms and faults， the setting is so easy to visualize you will find yourself under the moonlight in no time。 The intended audience is probably young but I definitely recommend this wholesome adventure with it's lovely world and characters， I think I will miss them。 A true fairy tale， the characters are believable with charms and faults， the setting is so easy to visualize you will find yourself under the moonlight in no time。 The intended audience is probably young but I definitely recommend this wholesome adventure with it's lovely world and characters， I think I will miss them。 。。。more
Tracy Detz
，
I loved the characters， fast pace， and world-building。 So much fun to read。
Marlena Danylczak
，
Bardzo żałuje， że wysłuchałam audiobooka zamiast przeczytać wersje papierową。 Myślę， że przez to szło mi długo i opornie， ale mimo to obiektywnie muszę stwierdzić， że to świetna książka z oryginalną fabułą。 Mam jednak pewien zgrzyt。 Momentami wydawała mi się zbyt chaotyczna， a końcówka zbyt zawiła dla odbiorców do których była docelowo skierowana。 Jednak bawiłam się świetnie i z pewnością powtórzę ją， ale tym razem w tradycyjnej wersji。 4，5⭐️
Jeilee
，
This book was just amazing。 And wonderful。 I’m so glad I listened to it。 I’ve wanted to read it for so long and it was just everything。
Lauren Johnson
，
Fyrian is my favorite！I was feeling "over it" the last quarter。 But I think this would be worth re-reading in audio。 Fyrian is my favorite！I was feeling "over it" the last quarter。 But I think this would be worth re-reading in audio。 。。。more
Gabriella Moreira
，
2，5 ☆acho que criei muitas expectativas pra esse livro， não achei nada demais e inclusive muito confuso em várias partes。vai ser um livro que em duas semanas eu não vou lembrar de uma frase， além da que a personagem repetia irritantemente: "ela está aqui"。 2，5 ☆acho que criei muitas expectativas pra esse livro， não achei nada demais e inclusive muito confuso em várias partes。vai ser um livro que em duas semanas eu não vou lembrar de uma frase， além da que a personagem repetia irritantemente: "ela está aqui"。 。。。more
Kelly
，
I had heard about this book for a while and was excited to find a used copy at my local bookstore （yes real book stores still exist！ support them！）Barnhill created an interesting fantasy world that I would have liked to see developed even further。 I was left with a lot of questions about this world and it's complicated history。 Will there be a sequel？I also felt that it was mostly all build， and waited till the very very end to finally connect all the pieces。Overall it was an enjoyable read。 Not I had heard about this book for a while and was excited to find a used copy at my local bookstore （yes real book stores still exist！ support them！）Barnhill created an interesting fantasy world that I would have liked to see developed even further。 I was left with a lot of questions about this world and it's complicated history。 Will there be a sequel？I also felt that it was mostly all build， and waited till the very very end to finally connect all the pieces。Overall it was an enjoyable read。 Not my favorite YA fantasy book of all time （i was honestly hoping I would love it even more）， but glad I read it。 。。。more
Laszlo La
，
Een heerlijk verfrissend sprookje。 Magisch， spannend， mysterieus en af en toe onheilspellend。 Heerlijk （voorlees）boek om bij weg te dromen。 Grappige， out-of-the-box karakters gecombineerd met archetypische figuren （heksen， draken， prinsessen）Erg van genoten！
Tiyasha
，
If you love magical vibes， enchanted lands， witches， dragons， monsters and enjoy the setting and atmosphere more than the action and pace， then The Girl Who Drank The Moon is the book for you。The plot is this – Every year， the youngest member of the Protectorate is sacrificed to the Witch in the woods， leaving it’s family clouded with sorrow。 But actually the witch Xan transports the babies to the Free Cities， on the other end of the Forest， and gives them to loving families who nurture them thr If you love magical vibes， enchanted lands， witches， dragons， monsters and enjoy the setting and atmosphere more than the action and pace， then The Girl Who Drank The Moon is the book for you。The plot is this – Every year， the youngest member of the Protectorate is sacrificed to the Witch in the woods， leaving it’s family clouded with sorrow。 But actually the witch Xan transports the babies to the Free Cities， on the other end of the Forest， and gives them to loving families who nurture them throughout their lives。 On the way， Xan feeds the babies starlight （because starlight is magical， nourishing and a blessing）。 But on one such quest， she accidentally feeds a girl child moonlight。 Moonlight is way more powerful than starlight， and has it’s consequences。 Xan decides to bring up the child herself and names her Luna。I loved the book for the most part of it。 The starting scene where the Elders march with the child to the Forest on the Day of Sacrifice， the introduction of Antain’s character， everything was so good。 Actually， Antain is reason I stuck to this book till the last page。 He is such a charming personality， you cannot not fall in love with him。 I liked the scenes in the Protectorate more than the scenes in the forest， where Luna was growing up because for the most part of it， the latter scenes were totally uneventful。 Everyone was worried what would happen when Luna’s magic surfaced， it could be dangerous。 And that was mostly it。 There were a lot of repetitive lines， describing Luna's extreme suppressed powers， how sorrow can cloud over hope among other things。 But as the story drifted towards it climax， it picked up pace， and the ending was absolutely beautiful。 Luna， Xan， Adara， Ethyne were all strong and bold characters， each shaping and complimenting the story beautifully。The essence of the story， to its core was victory of love over greed， kindness over selfishness and that real magic lies in accepting the universal nature of love， hope， sorrow and everything living and breathing （everything is born out of the Bog）。 Magic can have meaning to different people， but there will always be magic。 Even if you can’t see it。Just because you don't see something doesn't mean it isn't there。 Some of the most wonderful things in the world are invisible。 Trusting in invisible things makes them more powerful and wondrous。It's an adorable story and would definitely make for a lovely cottage read！🌲🏡P。S。 – Isn’t Fyrian the most adorable little dragon？😍My Rating – 3。5/5This review is also available in https://pomspace。blogspot。com/2021/08。。。 。。。more
Laura
，
A lovely middle grade fantasy novel。
Lord English SSBM
，
It's a bit too long and a bit too repetitive。 Too neatly drawn， and with characters whose roles are， for the most part， just a bit too easy to pin down。 I get that I'm not exactly the target demographic here， but I enjoyed Tuck Everlasting， which had a similar tone while also being shorter， more moving， and driven more by complicated interpersonal relationships。 It's a bit too long and a bit too repetitive。 Too neatly drawn， and with characters whose roles are， for the most part， just a bit too easy to pin down。 I get that I'm not exactly the target demographic here， but I enjoyed Tuck Everlasting， which had a similar tone while also being shorter， more moving， and driven more by complicated interpersonal relationships。 。。。more
Marcy
，