The Castle Behind Thorns
by Merrie Haskell
A young blacksmith must piece together a ruined castle—and its mysterious past—in... read more
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
Year Published 2014
Word Count 66,554
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 790L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 166421, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2014
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