The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Each year, the rulers of a sorrowful town at the edge of a forest sacrifice a baby to the forest's witch. Little do the rulers know that the witch saves the babes and delivers them to adoptive families in happier towns. When she accidentally feeds moonlight to one such infant, though, the girl is steeped in magical powers that become harder to control as she grows up. Meanwhile, one resident of the gloomy town begins to uncover its secrets. Barnhill nimbly weaves together multiple storylines and perspectives and creates memorable characters (my favorite is a poetry-quoting bog monster) in an imaginative fantasy that will delight lovers of fairy tales (and that recently won the 2017 Newbery Medal). (Ages 10 to 14)