The Mirrorwood
by Deva Fagan
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
The Mirrorwood by Deva Fagan is assigned in US schools at grades 5–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where The Mirrorwood is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades 5–12
- Pages
- 320
- Reading time
- about 5h 50m (est.)
- First published
- 2023
- Genre
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- ISBN-13
- 9781534497153
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About this book
Since birth Fable has been cursed by the Blight, a twisted magic that has left her without a face of her own, forced to "steal" the face of others; now the Blighthunters, who believe anything touched by the Blight must be destroyed, have found her, and pursued by apprentice Blighthunter Vycorax, she and her telepathic cat, Moth, flee into the Mirrorwood, a thorny forest trapped in time and filled with perils--determined to confront the source of the Blight and just maybe break the curse.
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Why widely assigned
This Science Fiction & Fantasy title, typically at grades 5–12. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction
- recommended·5th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·6th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·7th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·8th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·9th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·10th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·11th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
- recommended·12th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2022 Honor
Common questions
- What grade level is The Mirrorwood?
- The Mirrorwood is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 5–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read The Mirrorwood?
- It takes about 5h 50m to read The Mirrorwood (320 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 350 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Mirrorwood?
- The Mirrorwood appears on reading lists for Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Mirrorwood banned in schools?
- The Mirrorwood does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 5–12 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: read-aloud.