| Edition |
First gift edition. |
| Description |
386 pages, 23 unnumbered pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Maps on endpaper. |
| Summary |
"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her"-- Provided by publisher |
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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. 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 ... The author of the highly acclaimed, award-winning novel The Witch's Boy has written an epic coming-of-age fairy tale destined to be a modern classic. -- From dust jacket. |
| Awards |
Winner of John Newberry Medal for the most distinguised contribution to the American literature for children. |
| Subject |
Witches -- Juvenile fiction.
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Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship in children -- Juvenile fiction.
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Witches -- Fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Fantasy.
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Friendship in children. (OCoLC)fst00935198
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Magic. (OCoLC)fst01005468
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Witches. (OCoLC)fst01176346
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| Genre/Form |
Fantasy fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726607
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742
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Witch fiction. (OCoLC)fst02009950
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Witch fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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Novels.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Algonquin Young Readers, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781616209971 (hardcover) |
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1616209976 (hardcover) |
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