HPP Recommends: February (&January)

By Camilla Garrison

Oops, we missed January! No matter, here are some great winter reads HPP-approved.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

By Kelly Barnhill

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a children’s fantasy novel featuring a girl named Luna, who after being taken in as an infant by Grandmother Xan was accidentally enmagicked by drinking moonlight instead of starlight (a very nutritional snack for babies.) Luna must grow into her magic and her learn her past while Xan, the witch, is slowly growing farther and farther away from the land of the living.

out of my mind (trilogy)

By Sharon M. Draper

Melody Brooks is a sixth grader with cerebral palsy trying to fit in at middle school. With the help of her friends, family and assistive devices, Melody expresses herself and is finally heard by people who would usually ignore her. Out of my Mind, Out of my Heart and Out of my Dreams are all spectacular books that everyone should read.

Eragon (and the Inheritance Cycle Series)

By Christopher Paolini

The fantasy Eragon is a great book written by Christopher Paolini when he was only 15. Throughout the series, you will follow young human Eragon and dragon Saphira through their adventures in Alegaesia, slaying beasts and fighting the tyrannical King Galbatorix.