Nightbird

ISBN: 0385389612

Author: Hoffman, Alice

Condition: New

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.PraiseNominated 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 TimesAlice Hoffman has a gift for melding magic and realism in a way that makes nearly anything seem possible.-Shelf Awareness, StarredThe mix of romance and magic is irresistible.-Kirkus ReviewsWhat Other Authors Are SayingI 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