Waylon! One Awesome Thing (Waylon! Book 1)
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. Â
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.
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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.â€
—The New York Times
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“Alice Hoffman has a gift for melding magic and realism in a way that makes nearly anything seem possible.â€
—Shelf Awareness, Starred
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“The mix of romance and magic is irresistible.â€
—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
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Country | USA |
Brand | Yearling |
Manufacturer | Yearling |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 9780385389617 |
Color | Multicolor |
ReleaseDate | 2016-03-08 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780385389617 |