Nightbird

Bestselling author Alice Hoffman’s bewitching Nightbird is perfect for ages 10-13: love and friendship empower a lonely girl to embrace her uniqueness and discover her strengths. Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twig’s family that was meant to last forever. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. It’s time to break the spell. Praise Nominated for: The Great Stone Face Award (NH) Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award (Illinois) The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland) “Hoffman reminds us that there are secrets everywhere . . . Nightbird soars.” — The New York Times “Alice Hoffman has a gift for melding magic and realism in a way that makes nearly anything seem possible.” — Shelf Awareness, Starred “The mix of romance and magic is irresistible.” — Kirkus Reviews What Other Authors Are Saying “I love the way Alice Hoffman creates the most ordinary people and then turns their lives magical. . . . [ Nightbird ] is like reentering a wonderful dream that you vaguely remember.” —Lois Lowry, two-time Newbery Medal–winning author of The Giver Bestselling author Alice Hoffmans bewitching Nightbird is perfect for ages 10-13:#160;love and friendship empower a lonely girl to embrace her uniqueness and discover her strengths.#160;#160; Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twigs family that was meant to last forever. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. Its time to break the spell. #160; Praise Nominated for: The Great Stone Face Award (NH) Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award (Illinois) The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland) Hoffman reminds us that there are secrets everywhere . . . Nightbird soars. The New York Times #160; Alice Hoffman has a gift for melding magic and realism in a way that makes nearly anything seem possible. Shelf Awareness, Starred #160; The mix of romance and magic is irresistible. Kirkus Reviews What Other Authors Are Saying I love the way Alice Hoffman creates the most ordinary people and then turns their lives magical. . . . [ Nightbird ] is like reentering a wonderful dream that you vaguely remember. Lois Lowry, two-time Newbery Medalwinning author of The Giver #160; #160 "I love the way Alice Hoffman creates the most ordinary people and then turns their lives magical. . . . [ Nightbird ] is like reentering a wonderful dream that you vaguely remember." --Lois Lowry, two-time Newbery Medal--winning author of The Giver In her first novel for middle-grade readers , bestselling author Alice Hoffman tells a bewitching story of love and friendship that is truly magical. Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twig's family that was meant to last forever. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. It's time to break the spell. What Other Authors Are Saying "I loved Nightbird. Such a clever mix of fantasy and reality; the fantasy is so persuasively meshed with the story that the reader accepts everything. Alice Hoffman enters brilliantly into the twelve-year-old mind and winds her account of a disordered family into the twists and turns of an elegantly crafted narrative in which past and present unite to solve a magically intriguing problem of witches, feathers and owls." --Penelope Lively, winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Booker Prize Twig lives in a remote area of town with her mysterious brother and her mother, baker of irresistible apple pies. A new girl in town might just be Twig's first true friend, and ally in vanquishing an ancient family curse. A spellbinding tale of modern folklore set in the Berkshires, where rumours of a winged beast draw in as much tourism as the town's famed apple orchards. Twig, Aged Twelve, Is Practically Ignored By Classmates And Other Residents Of Sidwell, Massachusetts, But Gets Along Fine With Just Her Mother And Brother, Whose Presence Must Be Kept Secret, Until Descendants Of The Witch Who Cursed Her Family Move In Next Door And Want To Be Her Friends. Living In A Town Where Fairy Tales Are Real And A Monster Is Rumored To Be Hiding, Young Twig Witnesses Astounding Changes In Her Efforts To Break A Witch's Curse On Her Family. A First Middle-grade Novel By The Award-winning Author Of Here On Earth. Simultaneous Ebook.