The Raven Boys
by Maggie Stiefvater • Book 1 of the Raven Cycle
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2012
Word Count 102,956
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 153173, 16.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Magic--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Occultism--Fiction
- Magic
- Clairvoyance--Fiction
- Clairvoyance
- Occultism
- Magic--Juvenile fiction
- Paranormal fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- Clairvoyance--Juvenile fiction
- Occult fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Maggie Stiefvater about The Raven Boys
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Maggie Stiefvater
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Rhode Island Teen Book Award
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Lesson Plan from Scholastic
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Will Patton
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Book Trailers 2

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Awards & Distinctions 5

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2023
Finalist, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Top 10 Selection, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2012

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Fiction Selection, 2012
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