A young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon must unlock the dangerous magic buried deep inside her in this epic coming-of-age fairy tale from the highly acclaimed author of 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 kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned 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. When Luna approaches her 13th birthday, her magic begins to emerge on schedule - but Xan is far away. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Soon it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her - even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she's always known.

The acclaimed author of The Witch's Boy has created another epic coming-of-age fairy tale destined to become a modern classic.

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9 hours and 31 minutes
Author

Kelly Barnhill
Narrator

Christina Moore
Audible release date

Aug. 9 2016
Language

English
Publisher

Recorded Books
ASIN

B071L8FCW4
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	9 hours and 31 minutes
Author	Kelly Barnhill
Narrator	Christina Moore
Audible.ca Release Date	August 09 2016
Publisher	Recorded Books
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B071L8FCW4
Best Sellers Rank	#6,675 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #66 in Action & Adventure for Children (Audible Books & Originals) #66 in Growing Up & Facts of Life for Children #74 in Children's Books on Multigenerational Family Life

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Tegan

The the book was in beautiful shape

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 26, 2022

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Soft to the touch Great cover on it my daughter really enjoyed it I would definitely order from the seller again. My daughter loves to collect books and it was a great book to add to her collection worth the money great size I loved the feel of it it was hard cover but it had like a soft texture. My daughters 10 turning 11 but all she reads his novels she started reading novels when she was six

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Diane Mae Robinson, Multi-award-winning children's author

Beautiful Words!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 14, 2021

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a beautifully written, whimsical fairytale that has a lovely moral interwoven into the magic of the story.

Though the writing is lyrical and wonderful, I thought there were parts of the book with unnecessary plotting that did nothing to move the story forward or shape the characters in any meaningful way. The premises of the story is delightful and satisfying. I recommend this book to readers who believe in fantastical, magical worlds. 4.5 stars.

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LaurieAnn Campbell

Recommended for sure

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 8, 2022

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Chose this for the young lady I tutor. We read it together over the summer and just loved the story. Kept us wanting to move ahead.

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AdiposisDolorosa

Pure Magic

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 22, 2022

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This fantasy is amazing and full of surprises. The power of family love is a major theme, with family both of blood and choice. Wonderful for adults as well as children.

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LLAP

Well written but first chapter troublesome

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 25, 2022

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I found the story interesting somewhat repetitive of classics but kept me reading. However the first chapter I found very Erie and too much for the
Minimum age recommendation. Chapter 2 clears everything up but still a child reading
the first chapter may have nightmares.

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Cynthia

Better than I first thought

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 25, 2019

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I didn't like the story at the first glance. Witch and monster are good, humans are bad and ridiculous. I personally think this is pretty much cliche. But as the story unfold, things turned out to be much more complicated than that.
It's an interesting story, slow-paced, but overall a good one. The magic is purely magical, which I love. I reduce one star for the characters. Most of their arcs are fair enough, actually, and almost every named characters are well rounded. But I somehow feel that they could have been better. I can't relate to them. It is, I think, because of the way they are portrayed. Something is missing.
Anyway, I would recommend this book. It's a good read.

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your mom

Great story

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 13, 2022

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My kiddo and I very much enjoyed this book. My little one struggles with reading, but was eager to advance their skills to enjoy this story. They are 9 years old. We very much recommend this book to anyone who shows interest!
Months later and we read it together twice. Fantastic story beautifuly written.

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Grant Rudolph

Love it

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 15, 2022

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My granddaughter really likes it

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Anshula @thebookishlawyer

A must read! An enchanting middle grade fantasy!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on August 9, 2020

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Hello my book witches!

To forget about reality for a while, I bring you The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. This is a light middle-grade fantasy with witches, magic, tiny dragons and swamp monsters. I absolutely leafed through the pages like a hungry reader thirsting for more. It's a simple and enchanting fairytale that kept me quietly chuckling to myself, while I was lost under waves of various emotions.

A small Protectorate town sits nestled near a volcanic peak, encircled by dense dark forests. The townsfolk believes a Witch lives in the forest who'll harm them all, if a baby isn't sacrificed each year. So they leave the youngest child of the Protectorate, in the forest, as an offering to the Witch. But the witch, Xan, doesn't understand why these people abandoned one of their own in the forest each year. So she took care of them, travelled far to place them in the arms of another loving family who wanted them. But one time, the kind witch fed a child moonlight, instead of starlight. And the child grew up enmagicked, as her granddaughter, Luna. I loved the tiny dragon Fyrian, and the swamp monster Glerk who lived with Xan and Luna. Luna being an enmagicked child, couldn't understand her powers and Xan had to lock away the magic inside of Luna by binding it to her own. Luna's magic will return when she turns thirteen. This also meant Xan will die when Luna's magic comes back.

There's multiple point of views in the narration and that added to the story immensely, making it very compelling for a fantasy read. And the writing was so flowing and almost poetic that I couldn't help but fall in love with this book.

- Anshula
@thebookishlawyer (Instagram id)

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Akshaykumar

Go for it...

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on August 6, 2020

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I Received the book in good condition and the story is awesome..I definitely recommend this book to all who loves a good whimsy story...

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H. O'Sullivan

Fabulous

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 9, 2019

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I (48 year old but youthful librarian) have just finished reading The Girl Who Drank the Moon and found it an absolutely fabulous and inventive, but also complex, abstract and demanding read. I'm quite amazed that this book is recommended for the age group 9-12 years because it is really rather sophisticated. The author uses beautiful language and carefully chosen words. Just as an aside: the cover illustration by Yuta Onoda is simply stunning and, yes, quite magical.

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SuperMcFluffyPants

Excellent Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 5, 2020

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I asked my Mom to buy this book because I was intrigued by the title and cover. I was not disappointed.

As fantasy books go, this was very original. The Star Children, Glerk, Xan, the Protectorate, even the dragons were completely and truly the first of their kind. This is actually quite an unusual feat for a childrens fantasy novel!

The plot was beautiful. It was moving, steady, intriguing, magical and easy to follow (without getting bored!) all in one. I was happy and sad and excited and (strangely) light hearted (This is strange because of the dark theme of the book) mingled together the whole way through. It was a beautiful, memorable read which I will definitely reccomend to my friends.

I found the different viewpoints a great way of keeping each chapter… fresh (is that the right word?). I particurlarly enjoyed the madwoman/Adarra chapters. I found her such an interesting and different character. I also liked Fyrian.

However, my 4 star review comes from this single downside- its quite sweet. Sort of like honey. I found myself cringing in places, it was so lovely and sweet. Love+sweetness+me do not mix. This was the only bad point during the whole story, so dont let it stop you!

It was a magical, entrancing read and I would totally reccomend it for 9-12 year olds.

7 people found this helpful

E Symphony

5 star book for a teenager or older reader. Profound life lessons.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 17, 2022

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Well written. Easy read. Good vocabulary for young readers. Short chapters. The audiobook is just amazing! The narrator is exceptionally good! The whole family will be engaged in such a powerful book. Well deserved award winner title. Take into account it’s a fantasy book, that’s all. It really tries to reach all ages.

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