In a tale of magic, sacrifice, and mystery, 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon' introduces us to an enchanting world where a benevolent witch, Xan, rescues abandoned children and shares her home with a Swamp Monster and a Tiny Dragon. When Xan inadvertently imbues a baby with magical moonlight instead of starlight, she must confront the consequences of raising this exceptional child, Luna, whose latent magic threatens to break free. As Luna draws near her thirteenth year, perilous forces converge—Luna's emerging power, a young man's desperate mission to kill the witch, and a past that refuses to stay hidden. This Newbery Medal-winning tale weaves a fabric of connected lives and fates, where the line between protector and destroyer blurs, and the glimmer of magic brings both danger and hope.