Nutmeg Book Award
2016 · Teen · Nominee
About This Book
"There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve," Neeve said. "Either you're his true love . . . or you killed him."
It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.
His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he's looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.
For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.
From Maggie Stiefvater, the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races, comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we've never been before.
It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.
His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he's looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.
For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.
From Maggie Stiefvater, the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races, comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we've never been before.
Series Placement
Awards
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2015 · Teen · Recommended
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2015 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Nominee
Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
2014 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Iowa High School Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2013 · Audiobook · Recommended
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2013 · Fourteen and Up · Recommended
Florida Teens Read
2013 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2013 · Young Adult · Nominee
Tayshas Reading
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
RT Book Reviews
2012 · Top Pick
Bram Stoker Award
2012 · Young Adult Novel · Nominee
