An enchanting and unforgettable modern fable
Kelly Barnhill is an author and teacher. She wrote The Girl Who Drank the Moon, The Witch's Boy, Iron Hearted Violet, The Mostly True Story of Jack and many, many short stories. She won the World Fantasy Award for her novella, The Unlicensed Magician, a Parents Choice Gold Award for Iron Hearted Violet, the Charlotte Huck Honor for The Girl Who Drank the Moon, and has been a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award, the Andre Norton award and the PEN/USA literary prize. She was also a McKnight Artist's Fellowship recipient in Children's Literature. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three brilliant children, architect husband, and emotionally unstable dog. She is a fast runner, a good hiker, and a terrible gardener. You can visit and chat at her blog: www.kellybarnhill.com
A fairytale with a difference, this is about finding your power and
what is means to belong, captured in a richly textured prose in a
beautifully realised fantasy world.
*The Bookseller*
Impossible to put down . . . The Girl Who Drank the Moon is as
exciting and layered as classics like Peter Pan or The Wizard of
Oz
*The New York Times*
A gorgeously written fantasy about a girl who becomes "enmagicked"
after the witch who saves her from death feeds her moonlight.
*People*
[Barnhill's] next middle grade sensation...With compelling,
beautiful prose, Kelly Barnhill spins the enchanting tale of a
kindly witch who accidentally gives a normal baby magic powers,
then decides to raise her as her own.
*EW.com*
Guaranteed to enchant, enthrall, and enmagick . . . Replete with
traditional motifs, this nontraditional fairy tale boasts sinister
and endearing characters, magical elements, strong storytelling,
and unleashed forces.
*Kirkus*
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