The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill and Yuta Onoda • Related Edition: Retelling
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2016
Word Count 83,254
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 183878, 12.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Author-Fan Face-off
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Barnhill about The Girl Who Drank the Moon
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Barnhill
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Curriculum Guide from Book Club for Kids
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Curriculum Connections from Vermont Department of Libraries
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Reader's Guide from Algonquin Young Readers
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Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Christina Moore
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Awards & Distinctions 9

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Honor, 2017

E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Winner, 2017

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2022
Finalist, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grades Selection, 2016
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