You are as family to me as my first family was. Someone knows, Zosimos muttered. Again. Xan-thip-pe, Xan-thip-pe, Xan-thip-pe. Every year in the Protectorate, the council of Elders leaves a. He kept looking over his shoulder. Honey and stamen. The old wizard paused a moment to glare at her. This is a feminist fantasy novella doing a contemporary retelling of "The Crane Wife" by the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon: one fiercely pragmatic teen forced to grow up faster than was fair will do whatever it takes to protect her family. He was cranky. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. You are a very special child. Leaf and root. Then he gathered the documents he needed into a large leather portfolio and hurried out of the room. This is a magical story that a reader of any age can enjoy. How could she learn and how could she know? She was a good head and shoulders taller than the wizard, and her curved gait made him think of a tiger when it prowls. She was all muscle and hunger and predatory pounce. Move along, all of you, Zosimos said. Now the memory of her nearly broke him in half. Kevin Farley's Really Versatile Cheese. She already belongs to me., The day I take your words as anything resembling the truth, Lady Ignit, is the day I eat my cloak for supper.. Again. The years pass by, and Xan finds a way to seal Luna's troublesome magic, however, at a great cost: Luna cannot hear the word "magic", fainting from consciousness whenever she hears it, and her sealed magic, when bursting out at Luna's 13th birthday, will drain Xans magic, thus also making the witch die. The resiliency of the heroes may be partly because of magic, but . A tulip, large and lurid, grew from the center of her palm. But that wasnt particularly unusual. The girl pressed her lips together. Master Ulf screamed as his arms became bees. The question was how. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Any mishaps yet? the mother dragon asked. The stream poured out of a little cave in a heavily wooded area on the western slopes, a good ways away from the castle itself. I cant imagine that any spellno matter how volatilecould possibly penetrate dragon shell. Or bees were the woman. I found her. The bees that were the hands and the shoulders and the mustache of Master Ulf. The girl watched them come. Other than the tree and the blossoms and the bees in her dreamother than the vague faces of the man and woman she assumed must be her parentswhoever she was and wherever she was from were nothing more than a formless darkness in her mind. The bees remained in their woman-shape, a mask of terror pressed upon its face. The girl was not entirely sure if she wanted the cranky old wizard as family, but she knew what he said was true. How long had she been sleeping? Zosimos continued to ignore him, keeping his own eyes on the ancient spines in the long rows of bookshelves and muttering to himselfoften in languages that the magician did not know. In any case, she managed to spook the lot of them. . Right, she said. She climbed out of the protective embrace of the dragons wing and onto the ground. How she began, her voice tumbling over the simplest words. Pages. Thank you for being Super. And she knew what to do. Just. You dont even have to do a thing. Do you have a name?. She belongs to me, Lady Ignit said, her voice so low it was almost a whisper. Then his shoulders, then his chest. Surely you must have some recollection, Zosimos said. something else. Volume after volume skittered from shelf to floating stack. Fyrian, in a rage, tries to kill Ignatia for being responsible for his mother's death, however, is stopped by Luna, Glerk and Xan. And this was only partially her fault. Xanthippe, Zosimos said. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. Before any of these magicians were born. Zosimos shrugged. . Only one moved with any kind of nimble gracethe rest stumbled as though they hadnt walked outside in years. The cord that binds me to her is stronger than your paltry magic.. And what about the baby? Ennyn said, her eyes narrowing to two bright slits. Bees, bees, bees, bees.. Kelly Barnhill, author of The Witch's Boy, will release her next middle grade sensation, The Girl Who Drank the Moon, on Aug. 9. You are ever so much more advanced than we would have thought, said the man with jewels in his mustache. She didnt know where she was or who these people were. They lifted her from the ground. Of course he could. In her dream, the bees landed on her bodygreat, soft, swarming masses of them, all pollen and summer and sting. Pam Grier reflects on her most iconic roles, from, Part One of Kelly Barnhills magical prequel. Bees, bees, bees. A hungry voice. Xan, while on the way to get the abandoned baby, transformed into a bird, meets Antain, who accidentally wounds her, thus having to travel with him. And fuss at her for not learning. She picked delicate blossoms from a flowering tree nearby, weaving the petals into the girls dark braids. What taste do you have in your mouth right now? She has a name., Yes, but I do not know what it is, the magician said. But I shall call you Xan.. Though how much rage, the girl did not know. " The Girl Who Drank the Moon " by Kelly Barnhill on Monday won the 2017 Newbery Medal, the highest U.S. award in children's literature. The story was set in the fourth age and was going to be about how Men have become too antsy with peace. But the girl did. She then decided to become the unofficial leader of the town, where she has remained for centuries, spreading rumors of the bad witch in the forest, thus staying alive through people's grief by them losing their youngest children. Just as she couldnt speak the names of things until the time was right. Bees, bees, bees. He sat down. English. Her mouth was dry. Tell it what you want it to do.. Volume after volume skittered from shelf to floating stack. I just hope shell be ready., And then shell grow up, the dragon said, a great weight in her voice. Xanthippe, he said again. Dont you like my flower? the girl asked. Alas. She had known them all her life. Her name was Xan. The girl had obliterated a table made from a block of the densest stone in the world. Sorry, old thing, he whispered, directing a spell for healing at the foundations. If he named her she would be. Though Zosimos remained wary of his colleagues motives, Xan was quick to forgive. I think of everything. And it was true: he had no idea what would happen. His joints cracked and creaked as he bent. The beloved, Newbery Medal-winning classic is now in paperback! She doesnt have anywhere else to go. Your name is Xanthippe. And she could not penetrate it. This is a bit much, dear lady, said the man with the metal points on his hand. Like a wolf. Xan could not forgive herself for what she had accidentally done to Lady Ignit. They are making it up as they go along., Last I checked, the dragon said mildly, so are we. She uncurled her neck to its full extension and lifted her head to the sky. She held out her hand to the wizard and closed her eyes. Im learning., Very good, child! the dragon enthused. They looked at the girl. 0% average accuracy. A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016. Though Zosimos out-aged the Estimable Fitz by several centuries, the young magician had trouble keeping up with the elder wizard. She could own herself outright. Lady Ignit was waiting for him there. Already so troublesome. Table of Contents. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Book cover Book cover The Hook The Hook Moonlight is Magic Summary Summary Every year the people of the Protectorate sacrifice a baby to the witch in the forest. Xan could not forgive herself for what she had accidentally done to Lady Ignit. "The Girl Who Drank the Moon is as exciting and layered as classics like Peter Pan or The Wizard of Oz." The New York Times Book Review We're giving away 5 copies of the gift edition of The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill! I found her. He liked to bark orders too much. Do you realize what were up against?. 416 Pages. Oh. Dedication. The Girl Who Drank the Moon. The bees that were stones. I heard nothing, the dragon said, laying her neck around the girl in a hoop, and offering her cheek as a large, warm surface for the child to lean upon. A codger among codgers. You have so much to teach us. And it doesnt belong to you. He motioned for the stack of books to follow him as he exited through the back door. by Kelly Regan Barnhill and Isabel Murillo. The magic in her bones and her skin and her blood and hair and eyes all moved in the same rhythm. The dragon began to hiss, but the magicians didnt notice. The table beneath her shattered, sending stony shards scattering, cutting skin and dumping ink and careening into open eyes. And the missing of it gave her an ache in her chest. Were you named for a bird, for example? Take it back., She tumbled off her enlarged flower and fell hard on the ground, cutting her hands and knees. Blasted magic, the wizard grumbled. What on earth have you done with her, you ridiculous old man, the Estimable Fitz fumed as he followed the old wizard through the corridors of the oldest library. Flowers, the girl thought. The magic in her bones and her skin and her blood and hair and eyes all moved in the same rhythm. Aaaannnd, he struggled under the weight of the girl. Barnhill does an excellent job of . Or bees were the woman. Shes awake, a man said, his spyglasses falling from their braces on his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon hits shelves Aug. 9. Such things were supposedly only possible with babies. 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. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. (pg28) In the book the Girl who drank the moon, what did Attain do in his first five years? Is anyone ever ready for that?. She could own herself outright. The book won the 2017 Newbery Medal. Were her parents bee keepers?. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. She has a name., Yes, but I do not know what it is, the magician said. A volcano started to erupt, everyone ran to Protectorate and warned the people who lived there. Time. I dont know what to do, she said, clutching the wizards long cloak the way she once had clutched her mothers skirts. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. Xanthippe, he said again. She wasnt following him. She is the author of four novels, including The Girl Who Drank the Moon, winner of the Newbery. Did she say something? the man from somewhere said. The girl kept one hand on the dragons neck and stretched the other toward Zosimos. If the girl could have done so, she would have named herself already. She hasnt been Ennyn whispered. There, Zosimos had said at the time. All those fine movements had given her a crick in her shoulder. Select files or add your book in reader. says the actress. YAKIMA, Wash. -- "The Girl Who Drank the Moon," the 2017 Newberry Award-winning children's book, was written by Kelly Barnhill, who has written three other middle-grade novels, various short . No, Zosimos said. Our heroine, Luna, is unlucky enough to be chosen to tribute to the witch who resides in the woodlands when she is a newborn. You dont know that anything bad will happen. There is no need for any of this.. The tall magician with the predatory walk stepped forward. You know you cant. The bees that were the hands and the shoulders and the mustache of Master Ulf. The bees that were flowers. Dragons, of course, are mostly immune to magic, but they are not immune to rocks hurled by magic. It embodies magic, magic is seeping out of the pages. She was a good head and shoulders taller than the wizard, and her curved gait made him think of a tiger when it prowls. Ignatia, after a conversation with Antain's Uncle, follows him to kill Antain, so that he cannot say anything to the townspeople when they return. The world she came from was all a muddle. Shed had a house and a family and parents once. The child belongs to herself., Shed have died if I hadnt saved her. He stomped his foot against the granite floor, causing it to ripple like water, knocking the last of the magicians to their knees and carrying them in wave after wave into the hall. Dont you like my flower? the girl asked. Perhaps she will drain them. They hope this sacrifice will . The girl wasnt so sure. As Luna's thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge-with dangerous consequences. Business And Accounts. Give me a name, the girl pleaded. And this was only partially her fault. The Girl Who Drank the Moon is high fantasy at its finest and belongs on the same shelf with legendary tales like The Once and Future King, The Hobbit, Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising Sequence, and Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain."--Nerdy Book Club "The Girl Who Drank the Moon is pure magic . She belongs to no one. Its just that we knew that youd tell us not to do it.. Antain one day decides to visit the Crazy Woman, who now is locked away in a cell and magical as well. You do not want us as enemies. I want to protect her, the wizard noticed himself thinking. Welcome to the Quantum Realm. Luna travels with Fyrian to all the other cities and tells them the story of the witch, who rescued the abandoned babies, and the story of the oppressed people, forced to never question the things the elder council and Ignatia did. Is that you, old friend? a rumbly voice said from a short way down the mountain. Back in the castle, the other magicians had worked themselves into a frenzy. Forgive me. His breath changed from gasps to painful wheezing. For putting my manners aside. He crinkled his face to divert the rivulets of sweat from his eyes. She looked as though she was trying to remember something. Not for a long time. She had only just learned them. Are you Feather or Claw?. Glerk and Fyrian follow them as well. Dragons are rare. Xan the. They slipped in and out of her knowinga glint here, a corner there, and here an edge, but never all at once. he thought. They believe that this sacrifice will keep the witch from destroying their town. Trees, too. Zosimos continued to ignore him, keeping his own eyes on the ancient spines in the long rows of bookshelves and muttering to himselfoften in languages that the magician did not know. The girl felt a great wave of sorrow crash over her. He kept looking over his shoulder. I see that you are. The old castle groaned, and Zosimos could hear the crackle of spidery fissures along the pillars and beams. The clouds and fog represent the many sorrows that hang over the people, burdening them and dragging them down. The cord that binds me to her is stronger than your paltry magic.. Strangely, this didnt seem to bother her. The baubles in the mustache of Master Ulf. The great, sinewy bulk of her crept slowly toward the shaking child, curled a wing around those tiny shoulders, and, eventually, scooped her close, holding her tight and protecting her from harm. 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