For Teachers & Librarians

For Teachers & Librarians

The Woven is built for the classroom — and every resource here is free.

The Woven: Into the Loomwell is a literary middle-grade fantasy for grades 6–9 — a story that gives students a vocabulary for the algorithmic systems they already live inside. The first trilogy begins the series, and Book One classroom materials are available now.

About the Book

Quick facts for planning.

This is not a dystopia. The system works, the adults are sincere, the comfort is real — that is what makes the questions worth discussing.

Grade level6–9 (upper middle grade, YA crossover)
GenreLiterary middle-grade fantasy — found family, systemic critique
LengthBook One ~68,000 words · Book Two ~90,000 · Book Three ~110,000
SettingSan Lirio — a near-future, Mexican-cultured city
NarrationThird-person limited, five rotating POVs
Essential questionWhen does care become control?

Curriculum & Standards

Built for ELA, ethics, civics, and media literacy.

The materials align to Common Core ELA standards educators search for when evaluating a classroom novel.

  • RL.6–8.2 — theme and accumulation across a full narrative.
  • RL.6–8.3 — character response, especially across five rotating perspectives.
  • RL.6–8.6 — point of view and how different narrators read the same event.
  • W.6–8.1 — argument writing from multiple ethical positions.
  • SL.6–8.1 — seminar discussion that holds two truths at once.

Cross-curricular connections include AI ethics and digital citizenship, civics and governance, cultural studies, and media literacy.

Bring it to class

Ready to bring The Woven to your students?

Free materials help educators evaluate the fit. The next step is the book itself — for independent readers, book clubs, libraries, and full class sets.

What Educators Are Saying

Teacher and librarian notes will appear here as the ARC program returns.