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Engage students in a classroom study of books in the Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising. This printable teacher's guide includes Common Core-aligned reading, writing and research activities. Use the questions for class discussion or reflective writing prompts. Through the activities, students will explore themes of power, ambition, justice, mysticism, prestige, innovation, the struggles between light and darkness, and love. They will show their understanding of literary elements in the novels and investigate unity and division in the development of civilization.