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Kelly Barnhill

Author

Bio

KELLY BARNHILL has written several middle grade novels, including The Girl Who Drank the Moon, a New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2017 John Newbery Medal. She is also the recipient of the World Fantasy Award, and has been a finalist for the SFWA Andre Norton Nebula Award and the PEN America Literary Award. She lives in Minneapolis with her family. 
 

Kelly Barnhill Books

The Crane Husband book cover

The Crane Husband

Kelly Barnhill
When Women Were Dragons book cover

When Women Were Dragons

Kelly Barnhill
The Ogress and the Orphans book cover

The Ogress and the Orphans

Kelly Barnhill
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories book cover

Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories

Kelly Barnhill
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) book cover

The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal)

Kelly Barnhill
Guys Read: Terrifying Tales book cover

Guys Read: Terrifying Tales

Jon Scieszka
The Witch's Boy book cover

The Witch's Boy

Kelly Barnhill
Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch book cover

Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch

Kelly Barnhill
Iron Hearted Violet book cover

Iron Hearted Violet

Kelly Barnhill
The Mostly True Story of Jack book cover

The Mostly True Story of Jack

Kelly Barnhill
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