This fantasy story by Kelly Barnhill is a about a sweet girl named Luna who had magical powers. When Luna turned 5 years old, Xan that witch that lived in the forest noticed that Luna's magic was becoming very dangerous. Xan thought Luna was too young to be taught how to control it so she cast a spell on Luna that kept her magic dormant until she was 13 years old. Once Luna reached the age of 13 she had to realize what magic really was in order to save people that she loved the most.
This story's theme is being different, and how being different makes you specal. All of the characters within this story has a very special quality within them. For instance, Luna had a moon shaped crescent on her forehead, and every one that she was around believe that her birth mark was lucky and that she was very special. We know that this book is fantasy because there are no such things as witches with magical powers, swamp monsters, or pocket sized dragons so this book did a great job at incoporating every aspect that belongs in the fantasy genre.
Classroom Activites
1. The students will be grouped together and play "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" of Jeopardy, each question that student will answer will be from the story.
2. The students will reenact the characters from the story and the describe how their role made a difference in the book.
Readers Response Questions.
- Who is the witch the fed Luna moonlight?
- What is the name of Luna's dragon?
-How did Luna get her powers?
- What is Luna's mom name?
- What would you do if you had powers like Luna?
Personal Comments
I think this was a great novel especially for kids who are in 10-14 years old age group. I thought the characters were very unique and the story itself was very engaging as well. Not to mention the message in the story was great and empowering as well.
References
Barnhill, K. (2017). The girl who drank the moon. London: Piccadilly Press.
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