Writing style
Atmospheric · Descriptive · Lyrical · Poetic
Girl Who Drank the Moon - Gift Edition
Fantasy
- First published
- 2017
- Print length
- 416 pagesAlgonquin Young Readers, 2019
Newbery Medal, 2017
Description
Each year, a fearful town abandons its youngest baby in the forest as an offering to the witch Xan, unaware that she rescues and relocates the children. When Xan accidentally feeds one baby moonlight, the girl Luna gains dangerous magical powers. Xan raises her alongside a dragon and a swamp monster, sealing her magic until her thirteenth birthday in a process that drains Xan’s own power. Antain loses his council position after refusing to participate in the sacrifice ceremony, then resolves to kill Xan when his and Ethyne’s child is selected. As Luna follows Xan into the forest, the town begins questioning its assumptions and Ethyne helps lead a rebellion.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Moderate
Tone
Atmospheric · Dark · Hopeful · Warm
Structure
Braided
Focus
Character · Ideas · Plot
Emotional intensity
4 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 3 / 5
- Ideas
- 3 / 5
- Structure
- 3 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Algonquin Young Readers
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781616209971
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