Nightbird by Alice Hoffman

Nightbird by Alice Hoffman

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.

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.

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 Medal-winning author of The Giver

ALICE HOFFMAN is the bestselling author of twenty-five acclaimed novels, including The Third Angel, The Ice Queen, Practical Magic, and Here on Earth, an Oprah Book Club selection. She has also written two books of short stories, and eight books for children and young adults. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and published in more than one hundred foreign editions. She divides her time between Boston and New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780385389617
ISBN 10	0385389612
Title	Nightbird
Author	Alice Hoffman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2016-03-08
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.