Nightbird

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.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 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 ReviewsWhat 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 Medalwinning author of The Giver