Nightbird

Hoffman Alice

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UPC:
9780385389587
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
2015-03-10
Release Date:
2015-03-10
Author:
Alice Hoffman
Language:
english
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Bestselling author Alice Hoffmans 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 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.


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 Medalwinning author of The Giver