Kelly Barnhill Libri

Ogni anno, all'alba del Giorno del Sacrificio, gli Anziani del Protettorato abbandonano un neonato ai margini della città. È un'offerta di pace per la strega che si nasconde nella foresta. Quello che gli Anziani non sanno, però, è che Xan, la strega, è buona. Così buona da dividere la sua casa con il vecchio Mostro dello Stagno e un dispettoso Drago Perfettamente Piccolo. Così buona da prendersi cura, anno dopo anno, dei piccoli abbandonati. Li raccoglie, li protegge, li nutre con la luce delle stelle e li accompagna dall'altra parte della foresta per affidarli a genitori amorevoli. Ma tutto cambia la notte in cui Xan commette un terribile errore: invece della luce delle stelle, fa bere alla bambina che ha appena salvato la luce della luna, regalandole così meravigliosi poteri magici. Incapace di separarsi da quella piccina con gli occhi neri come lo spazio infinito e la pelle luminosa come ambra, la strega decide di allevarla come una figlia e la chiama Luna. Luna cresce felice in riva allo Stagno, circondata dall'amore di Xan, dall'amicizia del Drago e dalle poesie del saggio Mostro, ma ignara degli straordinari poteri ricevuti in dono. Fino al giorno del suo tredicesimo compleanno, quando la magia si sprigiona in tutta la sua forza... Luna sarà in grado di gestirla? E riuscirà a smascherare la vera strega cattiva, decisa a prosciugare il mondo di ogni felicità? Età di lettura: da 10 anni

A new fantasy classic from the Newbery Medal winning and New York Times bestselling author of THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON.

Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to The Crane Husband, a raw, powerful story of love, sacrifice, and family.“Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters.”A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mom, a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, it’s been just the three of them—her mom has brought home guests at times, but none have ever stayed.Yet when her mom brings home a six-foot tall crane with a menacing air, the girl is powerless to prevent her mom letting the intruder into her heart, and her children’s lives. Utterly enchanted and numb to his sharp edges, her mom abandons the world around her to weave the masterpiece the crane demands.In this stunning contemporary retelling of “The Crane Wife” by the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, one fiercely pragmatic teen forced to grow up faster than was fair will do whatever it takes to protect her family—and change the story.

In a world where girls and women are taught to be quiet, the dragons inside them are about to be set free ...

A stunning novel from the Newbery Medal winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon.

When Mrs. Sorensen's husband dies, she rekindles a long-dormant love with an unsuitable mate in Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch. In Open the Door and the Light Pours Through, a young man wrestles with grief and his sexuality in an exchange of letters with his faraway beloved. Dreadful Young Ladies demonstrates the strength and power - known and unknown - of the imagination.

Jack is practically invisible at home, but when his parents send him to Hazelwood, Iowa, to spend a summer with his odd aunt and uncle, he suddenly makes friends, is beaten up by the town bully, and is plotted against by the richest man in town.

Malý průřez současnou americkou fantastickou (ne-realistickou) literaturou psanou v duchu klasické vypravěčské tradice Poea, Twaina či Bradburyho, ovšem z ženského úhlu pohledu. Jednotlivé povídky jsou velmi různorodé, i když leccos mají společného: svobodný a suverénní přístup k žánru, skvělé vypravěčské řemeslo, vtip a nadhled… a ženské hlavní hrdinky. Šest malých klenotů vylovených z moře anglosaského psaní.

Bestseller „New York Timesa” i laureat Medalu Johna Newbery’ego, książka opowiada o mieszkańcach Protektoratu, którzy wierzą, że w pobliskim lesie mieszka okrutna wiedźma. Co roku składają w ofierze niemowlę, aby ułaskawić czarownicę. Jednak Xan, dobra wiedźma, ratuje porzucone dzieci i oddaje je rodzinom, karmiąc blaskiem gwiazd. Pewnego dnia przypadkowo daje jednemu z niemowląt blask księżyca, napełniając je potężną magią. Postanawia wychować tę niezwykłą dziewczynkę, Lunę. Zbliżają się jej trzynaste urodziny, a moc Luny rośnie, co wywołuje strach wśród mieszkańców. Jeden z nich planuje zabić wiedźmę, aby uwolnić swój lud od terroru. Książka stawia pytania o wiarę w zabobony oraz niebezpieczeństwo mocy, którą posiada Luna. Losy Xan, Glerka i Fyriana, którzy stali się rodziną dziewczynki, są pełne emocji i napięcia. Opowieść jest porównywana do klasyków, takich jak „Piotruś Pan” czy „Czarnoksiężnik z Krainy Oz”. Autorka, Kelly Barnhill, to amerykańska pisarka, która wcześniej pracowała w różnych zawodach, a teraz z pasją opowiada historie dla dzieci.