{"id":918,"date":"2014-07-24T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=918"},"modified":"2021-07-06T13:02:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T20:02:05","slug":"raven-boys-discussion-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2014\/raven-boys-discussion-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Raven Boys — discussion recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s summer! \u00a0Our book discussion summer series “Claws to Read” starts off with…<\/p>\n

The Raven Boys<\/em><\/h1>\n

by Maggie Stiefvater<\/h2>\n

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Find it in our library:\u00a0 The Raven Boys<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent’s only gift seems to be that she makes other people’s talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own–and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Discussion<\/h2>\n

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Image from http:\/\/theravenboys.wikia.com\/wiki\/File:The_Raven_Boys.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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BEST: Well-developed characters, fresh take on a legend (Owain Glyndwr), embodies the\u00a0idea of searching for the impossible, intangible magic, and lyrical prose<\/p>\n

WORST: \u00a0A bit confusing at times<\/p>\n

Overall RATING: \u00a04 STARS<\/p>\n

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What we ate<\/h2>\n

Pizza from “Nino’s” & The Raven sweet tarts<\/p>\n

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Giveaways<\/h2>\n

The Dream Thieves and painted The Raven book box<\/p>\n

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It’s summer! \u00a0Our book discussion summer series “Claws to Read” starts off with… The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Find it in our library:\u00a0 The Raven Boys Summary:\u00a0 Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent’s only gift seems to be that she makes other people’s talents stronger, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,54],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","category-teen-reviews","tag-book-club"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-eO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":977,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2014\/seraphina-discussion-recap\/","url_meta":{"origin":918,"position":0},"title":"Seraphina — discussion recap","author":"Jane Gov","date":"August 7, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Find the book in our library:\u00a0 Seraphina Summary:\u00a0 In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Book Reviews","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/teen-reviews\/book-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2014\/07\/seraphina2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":60,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2013\/sync-ya-summer-awesome-audios\/","url_meta":{"origin":918,"position":1},"title":"Sync YA Summer: Awesome Audios","author":"Jane Gov","date":"June 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Is listening to an audiobook the same as reading a print book? \u00a0Some say yes; some say no. \u00a0It\u2019s certainly a different experience and a lot depends on the performance of the audio narrator. \u00a0The important part is that it\u2019s still a reading experience. 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