Nightbird

Nightbird

<p>Bestselling author Alice Hoffman’s bewitching <i>Nightbird</i> is perfect for ages 10-13: love and friendship empower a lonely girl to embrace her uniqueness and discover her strengths.  <br><br>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.<br> <br><i><br></i><b>Praise<br></b>Nominated for: <br>The Great Stone Face Award (NH) <br>Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award (Illinois) <br>The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland) <br><br>“Hoffman reminds us that there are secrets everywhere . . . <i>Nightbird</i> soars.”<br>—<i>The New York Times</i><br><i> </i><br>“Alice Hoffman has a gift for melding magic and realism in a way that makes nearly anything seem possible.”<br>—<i>Shelf Awareness,</i> Starred<br> <br>“The mix of romance and magic is irresistible.”<br>—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><b><br>What Other Authors Are Saying<br></b>“I love the way Alice Hoffman creates the most ordinary people and then turns their lives magical. . . . [<i>Nightbird</i>] is like reentering a wonderful dream that you vaguely remember.” —Lois Lowry, two-time Newbery Medal–winning author of <i>The Giver</i><br> <br> </p>