THE NO 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER\'This beautifully written, darkly funny coming-of-age story will enchant and entertain\' Daily MailEvery year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. .
The Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novel The Witch\'s Boy.. .
And the woman with the Tiger\'s heart is on the prowl .
A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth\'s surface.
Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby.
Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch.
As Luna\'s thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge - with dangerous consequences.
Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own.
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.
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.
They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town.
THE NO 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER\'This beautifully written, darkly funny coming-of-age story will enchant and entertain\' Daily MailEvery year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest
