Hardcover400 pagesIn thisNew York Timesbestselling epic fantasy, a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon must unlock the dangerous magic buried deep inside.The New York Times Book ReviewcallsThe Girl Who Drank the Moonimpossible to put down . . . as exciting and layered as classics likePeter PanorTheWizard of Oz.”

Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal
TheNew York TimesBestseller

AnEntertainment WeeklyBest Middle Grade Book of 2016
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016
An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016
APublishers WeeklyBest Book of 2016
ASchool Library JournalBest Book of 2016
Named toKirkusReviewsBest Books of 2016
2017BooklistYouth Editors Choice

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 Lunas 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 earths surface. And the woman with the Tigers heart is on the prowl . . .

The Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novelThe Witchs Boy.