{"product_id":"9781616205676","title":"The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 Newbery Medal\u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Middle Grade Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e Named to \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviews’\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2016\u003cbr\u003e 2017 \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Youth Editors’ Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. She 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novel\u003ci\u003e The Witch’s Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kelly Barnhill","offers":[{"title":"Hardback \/ Algonquin Young Readers \/ 2016-08-09","offer_id":41453411107003,"sku":"9781616205676","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_6e7c88dd-c741-4538-b317-157c0d4757c1.jpg?v=1636695327","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781616205676","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}