New Releases by Kelly Barnhill

Betovernde moderne klassieker over een meisje dat opgroeit bij een heks. ‘Er zit magie in sterrenlicht. Dat is algemeen bekend. Maanlicht is een heel ander verhaal. Maanlicht IS magie.’ Elk jaar laten de dorpelingen een baby achter als offer voor de heks in het woud. Niemand weet dat Xan, de gevreesde heks, de achtergelaten kinderen juist liefdevol naar families aan de andere kant van het woud brengt. Dit keer voedt ze het achtergelaten kind per ongeluk met maanlicht, waardoor het meisje vervuld raakt van magie. Xan besluit Luna op te voeden als haar eigen dochter. Met de jaren worden Luna’s magische krachten sterker. Wanneer haar dertiende verjaardag nadert, besluiten de dorpelingen eindelijk jacht te maken op de heks die hun leven al jaren overschaduwt. Zij weten niet dat Xan en Luna hun magie goed gebruiken en dat het echte kwaad veel dichterbij is... ‘Onmogelijk om weg te leggen... Het meisje dat de maan dronk is net zo spannend en gelaagd als klassiekers zoals Peter Pan en The Wizard of Oz.’ – The New York Times Book Review Bekroond met de Newbery Medal voor het mooiste kinderboek.

Im Sternenlicht liegt natürlich Magie. Das ist allgemein bekannt. Aber Mondlicht: Das ist eine ganz andere Geschichte. Mondlicht ist pure Magie. Das weiß jeder. Diese Geschichte erzählt von einer Hexe, von der alle glauben, sie sei böse, einem kleinen Mädchen, das die Hexe bezaubert, einem Sumpfmonster, das Gedichte liebt, von einem wahrhaft winzigen Drachen und einem jungen Mann, der sich aufmacht, die Hexe zu töten. Jedes Jahr lassen die Bürger des Protektorats ihr jüngstes Kind im Wald zurück – als Opfergabe zum Schutz vor der bösen Hexe. Jedes Jahr rettet die Hexe die ausgesetzten Kinder, denn sie ist überhaupt nicht böse. Dieses Jahr jedoch ist alles anders: Die Hexe gibt dem ausgesetzten kleinen Mädchen aus Versehen Mondlicht zu trinken. Und Mondlicht ist pure Magie! Und so wächst in dem Mädchen große Macht heran ... Wird Luna diese Macht für das Gute einsetzen und die Stadt, die sie einst opferte, von ihrem grausamen Schicksal befreien?

Considerado o Livro do Ano de 2017 pelo Washington Post. Para leitores de fantasia, O filho da feiticeira traz a típica jornada do herói. Na pequena aldeia onde vive, Ned já se acostumou com seu apelido: o garoto errado. Nem mesmo seu irmão gêmeo, Tam, mais habilidoso e querido, e a estrela da aldeia, foi capaz de mudar isso. Quando decidem construir uma balsa para encontrar o mar, o plano sai pela culatra e Ned se torna mais que o garoto errado: se torna o único. Agora, ele é visto como um pária. No entanto, em uma reviravolta, ele se transforma no único capaz de impedir que a magia caia nas mãos do ambicioso Rei dos Bandidos. E, para isso, arruma uma insuspeita aliada: Áine, a filha do ladrão. Eles terão de aprender a confiar um no outro se quiserem impedir uma guerra entre dois reinos há muito separados.

An exquisite collection of haunting, magical stories from Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill 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. In “Notes on the Untimely Death of Ronia Drake,” a witch is haunted by the deadly repercussions of a spell. “The Insect and the Astronomer” upends expectations about good and bad, knowledge and ignorance, love and longing. The World Fantasy Award–winning novella “The Unlicensed Magician” introduces the secret magical life of an invisible girl once left for dead—with thematic echoes of Barnhill’s Newbery Medal–winning novel, The Girl Who Drank the Moon. With bold, reality-bending invention underscored by richly illuminated universal themes of love, death, jealousy, and hope, the stories in Dreadful Young Ladies show why its author has been hailed as “a fantasist on the order of Neil Gaiman” (Minneapolis Star Tribune). This collection cements Barnhill’s place as one of the wittiest, most vital and compelling voices in contemporary literature.

Uma fábula sobre aceitação, amor, amadurecimento e o poder da memória. Da autora de O filho da feiticeira, considerado o Livro do Ano pelo Washington Post. Todo ano o povo do Protetorado deixa um bebê como oferenda para a bruxa que vive na floresta, na esperança de que o sacrifício a impeça de aterrorizar sua pequena cidade. Mas Xan, a bruxa da floresta, ao contrário do que eles acreditam, é bondosa. Ela vive em paz com um monstro do pântano muito inteligente e um dragão perfeitamente minúsculo. Todo ano ela resgata o bebê deixado pelos anciãos e o leva em segurança para uma família adotiva em uma das cidades do outro lado da floresta. Durante a longa viagem, quando a comida acaba, Xan alimenta os bebês com luz estelar. Em uma dessas ocasiões, ela acidentalmente oferece a uma menina a luz do luar, dotando-a de uma magia extraordinária. A bruxa então decide criá-la, e a chama de Luna. Conforme o aniversário de 13 anos da menina se aproxima, sua magia começa a aflorar – e pode colocar em perigo ela mesma e todos à sua volta.

Krásny príbeh čarodejnici a magickom dievčatku. Každý rok ľudia v Protektoráte obetujú jedného novorodenca čarodejnici, ktorá žije hlboko v lesoch. Už od nepamäti vedia, že len tak ochránia svoje mesto pred jej čarami. Lenže čarodejnica Xan vôbec nie je zlá. Naopak, o opustené dieťa sa postará, nakŕmi ho hviezdnym svitom a nájde mu novú, milujúcu rodinu na opačnej strane lesa. Raz však omylom nakŕmi malé dievčatko mesačným svitom a tomu potom začne v žilách kolovať mágia...

***Bestseller del New York Times e vincitore della Newbery Medal*** 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? Tra vulcani che si risvegliano, corvi parlanti e donne con il cuore di tigre, un’incantevole avventura fantasy. Una storia epica, immaginifica e piena di poesia destinata a diventare un classico e già venduta a Fox Animation per il cinema. “Un romanzo indimenticabile come Il mago di Oz e Peter Pan. Impossibile smettere di leggerlo!” - The New York Times “Il prossimo fenomeno della letteratura per ragazzi.” - Enterta

É claro que há magia na luz das estrelas. Toda a gente o sabe. O luar, esse, bom, é outra história. O luar é mágico. Perguntem a quem quiserem. Todos os anos, o Povo do Protetorado oferece um bebé à bruxa que vive na floresta. Esperam que a oferenda a impeça de aterrorizar a aldeia. Porém, a bruxa, Xan, é um ser amável. Vive com um Monstro do Pântano muito sábio e um Dragão Perfeitamente Minúsculo. Xan salva as crianças e deixa-as no outro lado da floresta com famílias que as desejam. Pelo caminho, vai alimentando os bebés com a luz das estrelas. Certo ano, por acidente, Xan dá de beber luar a um bebé, enchendo uma criança normal de uma magia extraordinária. A bruxa decide, então, criar a menina, a quem dá o nome de Luna. Por volta dos seus 13 anos, Luna começa a sentir a magia e as suas perigosas consequências. Entretanto, um jovem do Protetorado está determinado a libertar o seu povo matando a bruxa. É então que um bando de aves mortíferas com misteriosas intenções se junta ali perto, enquanto um vulcão, adormecido há séculos, ronca debaixo da superfície e uma mulher com um coração de tigre começa a andar à caça...

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Winner of the 2017 Newbery Award The New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016 Named to KirkusReviews’ Best Books of 2016 2017 Booklist Youth Editors’ Choice Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna’s thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge--with dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth’s surface. And the woman with the Tiger’s heart is on the prowl . . . The Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novel The Witch’s Boy.

Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading. Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia—have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly, perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends’ pants off. Compiled and edited by kid-lit madman Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Terrifying Tales is a creepy-fun read (if you’re brave enough, that is).

Às vezes, a invisibilidade tem o seu lado positivo Quando sua mãe o leva a Hazelwood, Iowa, para passar um tempo na casa dos seus estranhos tios, Jack não espera nada além de um verão entediante. Nem passa pela sua cabeça que os habitantes de Hazelwood o aguardam há muito, muito tempo. Logo que chega à cidade, três coisas inacreditáveis acontecem. Primeiro, ele faz amigos – amigos de verdade, não imaginários. Segundo, ele apanha do maior valentão da área – os valentões da sua rua sempre o ignoraram completamente. Terceiro, o homem mais rico da cidade começa a tramar o seu fim – um fim doloroso, aliás. Dependerá somente de Jack descobrir por que, de uma hora para a outra, todos passaram a dar tanta atenção a ele. Logo a ele, que sempre foi tão invisível.

Kelly Barnhill''s Mrs. Sorenson and the Sasquatch, a Tor.com Original, is "a warmhearted tale."--Locus When Mr. Sorensen - a drab, cipher of a man - passes away, his lovely widow falls in love with a most unsuitable mate. Enraged and scandalized (and armed with hot-dish and gossip and seven-layer bars), the Parish Council turns to the old priest to fix the situation - to convince Mrs. Sorensen to reject the green world and live as a widow ought. But the pretty widow has plans of her own. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Newbery Medal winner Kelly Barnhill spins a wondrously different kind of fairy-tale: In most fairy tales, princesses are beautiful, dragons are terrifying, and stories are harmless. But this isn''t most fairy tales... Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and quite possibly too clever for her own good. Particularly when it comes to telling stories. One day she and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden room and find a peculiar book. A forbidden book. It tells a story of an evil being, called the Nybbas, imprisoned in their world. The story cannot be true--not really. But then the whispers start. Violet and Demetrius, along with an ancient, scarred dragon-the last dragon in existence, in fact-may hold the key to the Nybbas''s triumph or its demise. It all depends on how they tell the story. After all, stories make their own rules. Iron Hearted Violet is a story about the power of stories, our belief in them, and how one enchanted tale changed the course of an entire kingdom. A 2012 Andre Norton Award Finalist A Parents'' Choice Gold Award Winner

Newbery Medal-winner Kelly Barnhill''s debut novel is an eerie tale of magic, friendship, and sacrifice. Enter a world where magic bubbles just below the surface. . . . When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his strange aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. Little does he know that the people of Hazelwood have been waiting for him for quite a long time. When he arrives, he begins to make actual friends for the first time in his life-but the town bully beats him up and the richest man in town begins to plot Jack''s imminent, and hopefully painful, demise. It''s up to Jack to figure out why suddenly everyone cares so much about him. Back home he was practically... invisible. The Mostly True Story of Jack is a stunning debut novel about things broken, things put back together, and finding a place to belong. "There''s a dry wit and playfulness to Barnhill''s writing that recalls Lemony Snicket and Blue Balliett...a delightfully unusual gem." --Los Angeles Times

Clarkesworld Magazine is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. This issue features fiction by Kelly Barnhill ("The Taxidermist''s Other Wife") and A.C. Wise ("The Children of Main Street"), interviews with Theodora Goss, and a History of Evil Entertainment by Nancy Fulda.

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The second volume in the ground-breaking, genre-bending, boundary-pushing Clockwork Phoenix anthology series, now available in digital format. Includes critically-acclaimed and award-nominated stories by Claude Lalumière, Leah Bobet, Marie Brennan, Ian McHugh, Ann Leckie, Mary Robinette Kowal, Saladin Ahmed, Tanith Lee, Joanna Galbraith, Catherynne M. Valente, Forrest Aguirre, Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer, Kelly Barnhill, Barbara Krasnoff and Steve Rasnic Tem. With a whimsical introduction and new afterword by Nebula Award-nominated editor Mike Allen. "Sixteen unique voices that manage nevertheless to harmonize into a sort of choir of the uncanny singing in the key of beauty and strangeness ... Mike Allen has conducted it masterfully. I highly recommend it, and look forward with great anticipation to CLOCKWORK PHOENIX 3." — SF Site CONTENTS Three Friends • Claude Lalumière Six • Leah Bobet Once a Goddess • Marie Brennan Angel Dust • Ian McHugh The Endangered Camp • Ann Leckie At the Edge of Dying • Mary Robinette Kowal Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela • Saladin Ahmed The Pain of Glass: A Tale of the Flat Earth • Tanith Lee The Fish of Al-Kawthar''s Fountain • Joanna Galbraith The Secret History of Mirrors • Catherynne M. Valente Never nor Ever • Forrest Aguirre each thing i show you is a piece of my death • Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer Open the Door and the Light Pours Through • Kelly Barnhill Rosemary, That''s For Remembrance • Barbara Krasnoff When We Moved On • Steve Rasnic Tem Praise for CLOCKWORK PHOENIX 2 . . . . Allen finds his groove for this second annual anthology of weird stories, selecting 16 wonderfully evocative, well-written tales. Marie Brennan’s thought-provoking “Once a Goddess” considers the fate of a goddess abruptly returned to mortality. Tanith Lee puts a stunning twist in the story of a morose prince in “The Pain of Glass.” Mary Robinette Kowal’s “At the Edge of Dying” describes a world where magic comes only to those at death’s door. In “Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela,” Saladin Ahmed tells of a small village on the edge of a desert, a hermit and a woman who may be a witch. Each story fits neatly alongside the next, and the diversity of topics, perspectives and authors makes this cosmopolitan anthology a winner. — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review In this anthology of 15 original tales by some of fantasy’s most imaginative voices, Tanith Lee returns to her remarkable Flat Earth setting for a poignant and cutting tale of love, fate, and misfortune in “The Pain of Glass.” Other contributors include veteran and newer writers Forrest Aguirre, Steve Rasnic Tem, Joanna Galbraith, Saladin Ahmed, and others, each chosen for their unique perspective and stylistic grace. VERDICT: This second volume in a new annual anthology series will appeal to fantasy readers who enjoy short stories. — Library Journal CLOCKWORK PHOENIX is the most experimental and often the most interesting of the impressive stable of four anthologies published by Norilana. The second outing has a lot of strong work, including a nice ultra-romantic tale of a woman of glass by Tanith Lee (“The Pain of Glass”), a moving fairly traditional ghost story from Kelly Barnhill (“Open the Door and the Light Pours Through”), and a story I frankly didn’t think I’d like, but which seduced me, Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer’s “each thing i show you is a piece of my death,” about experimental film makers creating a sort of collage film, including what seems a very old clip of a man committing suicide. It’s queasy-making, odd, yet compelling. My favorite story is Ann Leckie’s “The Endangered Camp,” which she says resulted from a sort of challenge to combine dinosaurs, post-apocalyptic fiction, and Mars — and does so beautifully as the crew of the first spaceship to Mars witnesses the asteroid striking Earth and wonders what to do. — Locus

Would you drink water out of a dirty lake or stream? Even if it looks clean, untreated water can have deadly bacteria in it. Discover the nasty effects of unclean water, and learn about the process by which clean, clear water gets to your tap.

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