Description Winner of the 2017 Newbery Award 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 Kirkus Reviews\' 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.
Visit her online at kellybarnhill.com or on Twitter: @kellybarnhill..
Kelly Barnhill has been awarded writing fellowships from the Jerome Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the McKnight Foundation.
The Witch\'s Boy received four starred reviews and was a finalist for the Min-nesota Book Awards.
She is the author of four novels, most recently The Girl Who Drank the Moon , winner of the Newbery Medal, and the short story collection for adult readers, Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories .
About the author Kelly Barnhill lives in Minnesota with her husband and three children. . .
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.
One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic.
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.
She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon.
But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind.
They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town.
Description Winner of the 2017 Newbery Award 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 Kirkus Reviews\' 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
