# Is "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin Young Readers, 2016) is identified by: First edition published 2016 by Algonquin Young Readers (Chapel Hill, NC). US true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published 2016 by Algonquin Young Readers (Chapel Hill, NC)
- First printing has 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with a full number line ending in 1; copyright 2016
- Publisher's pictorial boards; first-issue jacket without the Newbery Medal seal
- Publisher imprint reads Algonquin Young Readers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kelly Barnhill |
| Publisher | Algonquin Young Readers |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition published 2016 by Algonquin Young Readers (Chapel Hill, NC) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition published 2016 by Algonquin Young Readers (Chapel Hill, NC). First printing has 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with a full number line ending in 1; copyright 2016. Publisher's pictorial boards; first-issue jacket without the Newbery Medal seal.

## Is this the true first?
US true first edition. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 2017.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line not ending in 1, or absence of the 'First Edition' statement, indicates a later printing. Jackets carrying the Newbery seal postdate the 2017 award.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Girl Who Drank the Moon* by Kelly Barnhill a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-girl-who-drank-the-moon
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.