Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
Jessica Townsend
Morrigan Crow is cursed. Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for every accident in town and is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday. But as the hour arrives, a strange red-haired man called Jupiter North bursts in and offers her an escape to a secret, magical city.
- Length
- About 115,000 words
- To read it
- About 77 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 2
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is on the list
- Year 6, Challenge. Demanding books for a strong reader who wants a real challenge.
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.