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We've finished this!!! I could persuade my daughter to finish it.

Wonderful magical story.

About to embark on a new knitting adventure. The yarn colour is called "dark night" - fitting.

This beautiful MF John Newbery Medal winning novel “The Girl Who Drank The Moon”, by Kelly Barnhill, brings the reader into a forest with a story about a young girl, a swamp monster, and her dragon. & another thing, magic. Also, consequences.
Teaching Strategy-IR,LC
UDL- 6.2 Plan to read the book in a specific amount of time which supports time management also.
EL- 6. Have consistent discussion during the book so they can comprehend the story.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by: Kelly Barnhill is a NY times best seller and Newberry Award winner rightfully so. This MF book takes you through a magical and complicated voyage of how a little girls powers from the moon begin to grow. This book is great for older students to utilize LC‘s. UDL 6.3 goes along with the lesson attached below that encompasses small group story mapping! 🧝🏼‍♀️

All the feels at the end. I especially love Fryian, “the simply enormous dragon.” (My GR review forthcoming.)

#LMPBC Team P: I got so caught up in the story, I forgot to make comments after page 35. So I‘m going back to do a reread as I have so many thoughts. But I should get this out in the mail sometime late next week to @BookwormAHN 😀

An interesting read with some dark themes, even though it was meant to be for a middle school level. Plot sometimes deviates from the true purpose of the main storyline. Not to mention that some parts were too descriptive and lacking substance. Overall a nice read with some short chapters. #bookreview #honestreview

#wonderouswedneday
Thanks for the tags @Klou @whatshesreadingnow 😘😘😘
1. Stationary! journals, bookmarks, bookish fun stuff
2. Useful? Hm, I guess my puzzle desk.
3. Love my pirate iclips! Arrrrrg!
4. 👋🏻 some new followers @Coffeymuse @Mahej @Peddler410 @Econaghan

I put my book down for five minutes to go to the bathroom and make lunch....🤦🏻‍♀️😍 #kittenlitten #catsoflitsy #littenkitten #toebeans #mamashome #allthesnuggles

”A story can tell the truth, she knew, but a story can also lie. Stories can bend and twist and obfuscate. Controlling stories is power indeed. And who would benefit most from such a power?”

These came in safe and dry. I‘ll get them sent back to their respective homes ASAP. #lmpbc

I picked up this signed copy on Independent Bookstore Day (also my birthday-woohoo!) and I‘m really enjoying the storytelling in this book! Such an interesting take on the Witch narrative floating around folk tales. The chapters are split between multiple character perspectives, and I love a good split story line! 😍

I really enjoyed this one! It was perfect for an audiobook. Not too dense and a great narrator. The side characters are wonderful and the themes are pretty deep for a middle grade book. I‘d like to read this again with my kids when they are older.

Tried to catch the Full Moon last night but I have a bad aim. #moonreflections 🌝 🌙

Sitting outside with my daughter. It's quite mellow. We are talking about the tagged book.

#moonreflections

While I did ultimately end up enjoying this, it took me a really long time to get into it. Maybe it just wasn‘t the right time for me to read this one...
I did like the audiobook narrator.

Sat in silence and crocheted while the little man fell asleep in the next room. He‘s finally out so I can turn on my book and #audiocrochet
I‘m finally making some progress on this blanket after having to rip the whole thing out once. I‘m a few inches further than this picture and loving the colors!

I had a less than stellar start to my work day, but then some 6th graders were passing out pie for teacher appreciation week. Things are looking up 😉
I am enjoying this book, but not totally loving it like I thought I would.

Another night of #audiocrochet (I had to rip out my previous blanket after 13” because I had made a mistake early on... 🤦‍♀️)
I‘ve been wanting to read this book since it was published- it‘s pretty good so far!

“One sip would have done it, and the baby had had- well. More than one sip.”

Modern Fantasy. This is a book I definitely want to continue reading. I‘ve always loved reading stories about witches and I think this is a wonderful addition to the list. This is a perfect book for older children and up and probably really good for reading aloud in a classroom.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, 2016. This novel sets up the story and the world in which it‘s set from the get go. You can tell just from the title that it is a beautifully told story much deserving of its 2017 Newbery Medal.

“Knowledge is power, but it is a terrible power when it is hoarded and hidden.”

This book sounds very interesting to me. I think children will enjoy reading about a witch and girl who was given powers at birth.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill is a modern fantasy book about a child who was nourished with moonlight instead of starlight and develops extraordinary powers.

Overall this is a fantastic story, full of magic and amazing messages that make it perfect for young readers or to read with friends. But the writing style was the death of me 😵 the pacing was all over the place and it reads like an old school Brothers Grimm story...... not exactly a page turner 😂

This (F) John Newbery Medal winner is about how a girl and her team fight an evil magician. This would be beneficial as a LC with the UDL principle 2.1 clarify syntax and structure and ESOL strategy 42 students use timelines to arrange facts to help students distinguish what is happening through out the story. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=51541&a=1 has awesome story maps students can use for this activity. #LAE3414sp19

This F book is great for an IR. It has magic, dragons, and love. It is so much fun to read. It has such a creative plot that will enhance the readers mind. This book won the Newbery Medal as well.

Author: Kelly Barnhill

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This website is a great resource because it has some good discussion questions. It also gives some lesson ideas!

After hearing a few classmates talk about how much they liked this book, I just had to pick it up!
I downloaded the Kindle version and read through the entire book in two days! Luna‘s story starts long before she is born and ends far after she leaves the protectorate. Another F book, that won the Newbery award, that is high fantasy has a dragon! You‘re not going to want to put it down!

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#LitsyAtoZ #G✔️

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a F book that is great for upper class elementary schoolers and even for adults! It can be used for IR or for a LC in the classroom. This Newberry Award winning book is full of mystery and will keep you curious. It follows a girl named Luna who was supposed to be sacrificed as a baby to an evil witch. She is now starting to learn that she is full of magic. You‘ll have to read to find out what happens next!

Such a beautiful book. It‘s about love and loss and parents and children. Couldn‘t put this one down.

Just started and really liking it.

My book is on it way to you @MeganAnn It should be there by Thursday! I had a card to send it along but left it home accidentally. I‘ll send it with the next book! 😊 #LMPBC #Round5

This book really hit me in the heart. I am a mother of a growing-like-a-weed 12 yo daughter and,simultaneously, helping my own mother deal with health issues and aging. This book was beautiful, poignant, bittersweet, and filled me with many thoughts about the infinite possibilities of love and loss and hope and mothers and daughters. Can‘t say much more, as it will head out in the mail tomorrow @MeganAnn as part of our #LMPBC Round 5 Swap.

#Mordecaireads “that was beautiful”
A little dark in the beginning, my oldest asked to change it, but we persisted and it‘s a an awesome book about love and forgiveness. #audiobook

Would use as LC. Fantasy novel that may require a prior discussion with class before reading. Would suggest for older elementary students. Definitely preteach vocab and allow for bilingual book/dictionary/ app for ELs. UDL-guide information processing and visualization. https://uncubed.com/daily/best-translation-apps-for-travel-in-2019/ #Lae3414sp19

1. Tagged novel. Loving it so far!! I‘m reading it for my LMPBC Round 5 🐉🌝
2. Captain Marvel 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
3. Guinness OR hot black tea🍺☕️

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill is a Newberry Medal winning F book that would be perfect for a Literature Circle (LC). This book is told in an incredible way that keeps you on the edge of your seat - and it includes an incredible cast of characters. Dragons? A monster with a paternal side? SO MANY strong, powerful women/girls? A disabled character who is able to still build a life for themselves? This book has it all! #LAE3414sp19

This is truly a beautiful J novel. There was a lot of underlying philosophy that I think the younger minds might miss but hopefully don‘t. Love was woven through the pages ! I was drinking this book under the full moon this week! If you love fairy tales or fantasy or just enjoy a well done story check this book out! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 5 moons for this book! 👏

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a complex story of love, magic, devotion and kindness. It's about a lot of untraditional lives, lived in love and appreciation (and sometimes danger!) It's also about a lot of secrets kept – even secrets from your own self. And, of course, it's about little girls, witches, dragons and, of course, MAGIC. Full review here: http://bit.ly/2J1LjMK

1. Tagged book ! 📚
2. I‘m gonna try to make a trip to Denver to hang out with @ErinSueGreads weather permitting! We plan to go to a book festival sat. And maybe go crystal hunting !
3. Not that I remember . 🍀
4. No! But I want to !
5. @LauraJ 🍀🍀🍀🍀

New read-aloud with the kids! So far so good :D

“She must learn compassion and curiosity and awe.”

I liked the diction of the story. The words chosen to describe things made the story more intriguing.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a modern fantasy story written by Kelly Barnhill. This story is a unique tale of powers and how they are affecting people. It gives a good lesson that not all monsters are scary and bad- some are just different.

“Very slowly, Luna pulled the notebook close, and pressed these words next to her heart.”

This book looks so great for older kids and young adults. This book involves magic and elements of the earth, like starlight and moonlight that can make everyday things seem more magical and exciting. It is a coming of age book, which can be relatable to people of any age

Recent Middle Grade reads that made me jealous of how lucky younger readers are nowadays. These are beautiful stories with important messages and characters who deal with difficult problems and then grow as a result. I wish I had these stories while growing up, but am so glad to read them now as an adult. If anyone needs me, I‘ll be at the bookstore buying them for the young readers in my life.

““You seem like a nice boy,” the mother said. “Choose a different profession. That‘s my advice.” She crawled back into bed.””

I love the use of color on the cover page. By using certain colors a glowing effect was created, helping to add a magical and whimsical feel to the story.