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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater 2013 SLJ gr 8+; Recommended by Keene

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Picked up this title randomly before it was recommended for the list because I'd always had this author recommended to read. Wow! Just, Wow! This is one of my new favorite books. Stiefvater has built a believable odd world and an equally odd cast of characters - each who is fully formed with specific goals. Her writing is exquisite. Some of the events might be a bit tough for our target audience (brutal murder of a student), and I have yet to find a review that rates it below grade 8, which can be a problem for our school media librarians. Yvette/Merrimack