The Girl Who Drank the Moon | 
pick3.5/5
A charming #MG fantasy novel about a baby who gets sacrificed to the “evil” witch but instead gets accidentally magicked. Cover is gorgeous and the writing is pretty. It‘s not perfect but very cute.
#MiddleGrade: More than 250 pages
#BBRC
Getting some reading in during my lunch break. Only a few more hours until my weekend starts!
“Knowledge is power, but it is a terrible power when it is hoarded and hidden.”
pickI think this modern fantasy book contains lots of magical powers that can give life to a kid. They always dream of something like this, but to read it is different. It gives of an original creative plot that all kids enjoy, and tells kids you must protect the ones that have cared for you. The message is good and the ground story at the beginning set a pace that all kids can be become intrigued into fast!
This book is a story about a girl who was given moonlight by a kind witch on accident. Because of this, she was raised with extraordinary magic and one day was made to save the people she's known to protect her. I think its a cute story that kids can find enjoyable. Its something that keeps you on your toes, and is a story kids can kind of put themselves in.
This wonderfully engaging book “The Girl Who Drank the Moon“ by Kelly Barnhill is about deceit, despair, love, and magic all rolled into one glorious page turner. The book tells of life lessons that readers will remember for years to come. In 2017, this delightful novel won a Newbery medal award. The novel is best under F due to the magical fantasy aspect of the story. Although this is categorized under young-adult, any age group would enjoy it.
At the edge of the swamp standing right on the fringe of the flowering reeds growing out of the muck a very old woman leaned on a gnarled staff she was short and squat and a bit bulbous about her belly
This is one of those books that you read the first paragraph and you gotta keep reading. Magic and wonder fill the pages and it‘s heart warming to see her care takers love and protect her.
pickThe girl who drank the moon written by kelly barnhill and published in 2016 is a newbery medal winner for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. This magical coming of age story is relatable to the reader as we all went through the uncertainty and difficulty that comes with being a teenager but hers is amplified times a million because she has powers and is being raised by a witch!
We have an arrangement: I read, Clark snores, each cozy in our own way 😉😉
pickThis fantasy book would be great for fourth-sixth grade teachers to have in their classroom library. The story follows a society who has convinced the citizens they need to leave a baby as a sacrifice to a witch every year. However, the witch is actually a good witch and saves the babies. It would be great for LC because there is so much to discuss. It would also be great for IR because it‘s a book that‘s easy to get invested in. #UCFLAE3414F19
Another start this weekend is my last book for #lmpbc #groupP I'm hoping that I will finish this one on time 😏!
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pickI absolutely LOVED this witchy read! The storyline graples you immediately, a small village gives up their youngest baby to a witch in the forest every year. Really enjoyed another book with strong female leads! Luna is a bright, strong and powerful little witch coming into her own but she is only part of the story. Definitely recommend this, especially for young readers. #teamnosleep for #girlwhodrankthemoon
pickIf you are looking for a book that snatches your attention immediately and makes you feel warm and fuzzy but also curious and excited, this is the one for you my friend! This is a science fiction that won a Newbery Award. I have a love for stories of witches and creepy things so if that is not your thing, I might not recommend this book. But, I will tell you that the storyline makes it worth reading. The story of Luna and her growth is beautiful🖤
A better picture of the books @KatieDid927 gave me, the one tagged is the middle, if you can't tell what it is XD
pickThis was such a cute fun read (and frustrating for some awful characters)! By the end I didn‘t want to put the book down and just needed to find out what happened. I don‘t want to say too much since M still needs to read this!
#LMPBC - Group P
#ReadingUSA2019 - Minnesota (author)
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Finally getting around to this challenge!
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Tagging @sprainedbrain
I got the next #LMPBC book in the mail today! Can‘t wait to dive into this book. It sounds really good!
Thanks Lynn for the bookmarks, they‘re really awesome.
I forgot to post that Saturday I mailed @Laughterhp the next book for our #lmpbc 🤦🏼♀️
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pickI really enjoyed this book. Great pick @wanderinglynn The dragon Fryian is especially fantastic and this was a fun take on the witch in the woods troupe 💚
@Laughterhp I'll mail this to you Saturday.
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Also 8th book for #BFCr3 #bookfitnesschallenge
Readers Choice for #BBRC #MiddleGrade @LibrarianRyan
I know I'm a little late but here is my Tbr for #SummersEndReadathon I don't usually do readathons because they are usually on the weekends when I'm the busiest, but I thought I'd give a week long one a shot 😺
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I thought this was a kid's book. It's not a kid's book. But it is really, really good. (It is for young people, but not children.)
I loved the characters and how real they felt. There was some significant life events that these characters dealt with and they had very real responses - they had clear flaws but they also learnt and grew.
@BookwormAHN The tagged book is on its way to you for! (I forgot to take a pic of the package.) But it should be there Wednesday—I‘ll email you the tracking number.
#groupP #LMPBC
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill is a MF story about a girl named Luna. She was raised by a witch after accidentally being fed moonlight. The witch is now dying, and Luna needs to figure out how to work her magic, quickly. This book won the 2017 Newberry Medal! I would use it for a LC or IR, depending on the age of your students. #UCFLAE3414SU19
pick#UCFLAE3414SU19 This is a MF book that was the winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal. Depending on the age would be great for either IR or RA. It follows Luna one of the babies left in the woods and picked up by the witch Zan. Luna gains magical powers and then must be raised by Zan. The book follows her growing up and tries to uncover all of the sorrow that has been fogging up the town And the magic undulating within her. There‘s a cute dragon too🤗
pickI absolutely loved this gorgeous story and the world that the author created. Her characters were vivid and layered and the magic was beautiful.
pickWe'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! 🧝🏼♀️
pickAll 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 😀
so-soAn 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
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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! 😍
pickI 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.
Sitting outside with my daughter. It's quite mellow. We are talking about the tagged book.
#moonreflections
so-soWhile 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!
