Legendborn
by Tracy Deonn · The Legendborn Cycle
A Black teenage girl at the center of Arthurian legend — literary, devastating, unforgettable
Kid
82
/ 100
Parent
88
/ 100
Teacher
79
/ 100
Best fit: ages 14-17
Still works: ages 13-18
Our Take
Literary YA fantasy with exceptional parent pull and matched kid/teacher appeal
✓ Perfect for
- • Teen readers wanting Black-led literary YA fantasy
- • Fans of Arthurian retellings and secret-society fantasy
- • Readers who loved Cassandra Clare or Holly Black but wanted protagonists of color
- • Teens processing grief who welcome complex emotional writing
- • Older high schoolers ready for dense, literary prose
Book facts
- Format
- ya novel
- ISBN
- 9798347116553
- Series
- The Legendborn Cycle
- Illustration
- none
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