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
Nightbird
Hoffman Alice
$31.80 - $44.69
- UPC:
- 9780385389587
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 2015-03-10
- Release Date:
- 2015-03-10
- Author:
- Alice Hoffman
- Language:
- english
