This was a re-read of the 2017 Newbery Award winner in preparation for the first Treehouse Book Club meeting of the school year . . . okay, I listened to it this time. It is the fantasy story of a walled city called The Protectorate where the youngest baby is sacrificed to the evil witch of the woods annually to keep the city safe. Yes, there is a witch, a kindly one named Xan who actually makes sure the babies come to no harm. When she accidentally feeds a baby moonlight and makes it magical she knows she must keep the child and raise it like her own with her companions a swamp monster and a tiny dragon. This is a classic fantasy story with magic, dragons, a rebellion, a battle of good and evil, and a volcano. It's a good story for children and adults.
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