Nightbird

By: Alice Hoffman

Narrated by: Jenna Lamia

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.

Praise
Nominated 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 Reviews

What 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 Medal–winning author of The Giver

Critic reviews

Praise for Nightbird

“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 Reviews

delightful fantastical mystery

loves the mystery, loyalty and grit of the lovely Twig. Beautifully read, story superbly constructed

It was a great book.

It was very entertaining and full of magic. I enjoyed it very much. I would recommend it.

Very sweet and compelling story

This is a story that could be listened to by the whole family though it was written for the preteens. Delightful. I like the author very much. This has her depth yet it has more lightness of being than her other works . A nice break when wanting to purisuebreading all of her exquisite works .

I love this Alice Hoffman novel!

Loved it! Delightful! Magical! I am an adult, and I enjoyed it so very much!

lovely book

Perfect narrator. ....sweet book..... love this author.
Im really enjoying working my way thru all her books.