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‘Shiver’
By Maggie Stiefvater
Scholastic
Pub Date: 8/1/09
$17.99
392 pp
When Grace was a little girl, she was dragged from her tire-swing into the nearby woods by a pack of hungry wolves. The only thing she remembers from the attack are the yellow eyes of the wolf that protected her. Since that day Grace has watched this wolf and she has slowly fallen in love with him.
Years later, the town is in a panic as another wolf attack has taken place. The hunt is on to rid the forest of these beasts. Afraid for her wolf’s safety, Grace rushes home and finds a boy in her yard with a gunshot wound. When she looks into his eyes, she knows that it’s him.
Werewolves change when the temperature gets cold, Sam explains. What better excuse for two new sweethearts to be close than the need to stay warm. Sam and Grace spend days together jumping out of the bleak, white, winterscape into the warm cab of her used Bronco, where only the two of them exist.
This heart-warming love story is punctuated by mystery, jealousy and adventure. The story is told from Grace and Sam’s alternating view points and includes a wonderful cast of characters. Don’t be left out. Read this New York Times bestseller and welcome winter with this fierce, magical tale. — Review by Laura Flaugher
