The Resource Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater
Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater
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- Summary
- In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Shiver
- Title
- Shiver
- Statement of responsibility
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Subject
-
- trueWolves
- Wolves -- Fiction
- Wolves -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- trueBrisbane, Grace (Fictitious character)
- trueCrushes in teenagers
- Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
- Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHunting
- Metamorphosis -- Fiction
- Metamorphosis -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSeasons
- trueSeventeen-year-old girls
- trueShapeshifters
- trueSupernatural
- Supernatural -- Fiction
- Supernatural -- Juvenile fiction
- trueTeenage girls
- trueTeenage boy/girl relations
- trueTeenage romance
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity
- Award
-
- Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, 2011.
- Inky Awards (Australia): Silver Inky, 2010.
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2010
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2011
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
- Review
-
- Grades 9-12 Stiefvater would like to remind you that werewolves can be just as sexy as those headline-hogging vampires. Grace has always had a thing for the wolves in the woods behind her house, and when she finally meets the human form of a particularly enchanting wolf, Sam, the two cling to each other with the force of destiny. Time is running out, though, as these lycanthropes don’t change with full moons but rather each year spend less time as humans and more as wolves, until the balance completely tips them into the animal world. While the two leads are almost entirely defined by how much they love each other, Stiefvater is able to take their romance seriously without turning it into an overly brooding affair, and defines their interactions with a fresh sense of humor and playful back-and-forths. A ticking clock provides plenty of dramatic tension throughout, while elegant writing that is especially intuitive about the animal world sets this apart from the bulk of paranormal romances. Note the presence of one tasteful, fade-to-black sex scene. -- Chipman, Ian (Reviewed 08-01-2009) (Booklist, vol 105, number 22, p61)
- /* Starred Review */ Gr 9 Up— Grace, 17, loves the peace and tranquility of the woods behind her home. It is here during the cold winter months that she gets to see her wolf—the one with the yellow eyes. Grace is sure that he saved her from an attack by other wolves when she was nine. Over the ensuing years he has returned each season, watching her with those haunting eyes as if longing for something to happen. When a teen is killed by wolves, a hunting party decides to retaliate. Grace races through the woods and discovers a wounded boy shivering on her back porch. One look at his yellow eyes and she knows that this is her wolf in human form. Fate has finally brought Sam and Grace together, and as their love grows and intensifies, so does the reality of what awaits them. It is only a matter of time before the winter cold changes him back into a wolf, and this time he might stay that way forever. Told from alternating points of view, the narrative takes a classic Romeo & Juliet plot and transforms it into a paranormal romance that is beautiful and moving. Readers will easily identify with the strong, dynamic characters. The mythology surrounding the wolf pack is clever and so well written that it seems perfectly normal for the creatures to exist in today's world. A must-have that will give Bella and Edward a run for their money.—Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY --Donna Rosenblum (Reviewed October 1, 2009) (School Library Journal, vol 55, issue 10, p138)
- /* Starred Review */ Stiefvater leaves the faeries of Lament and Ballad for a lyrical tale of alienated werewolves and first love. For years, Grace has been fascinated by the yellow-eyed wolf that saved her from its pack when she was a child. Sam, bitten by a wolf as a boy, is that wolf. Long obsessed with each other at a distance, they finally meet after a wolf hunt (inspired by the apparent death of a local teen) sends a wounded and temporarily human Sam into Grace's arms. Their young love is facilitated by Grace's hands-off parents (“Once upon a time, I would've leaped at the rare opportunity of curling up with Mom on the couch. But now, it sort of felt like too little, too late,” Grace muses), but threatened by two linked crises: the fact that Sam will soon lose the ability to become human and the instability of a new lycanthrope. Stiefvater skillfully increases the tension throughout; her take on werewolves is interesting and original while her characters are refreshingly willing to use their brains to deal with the challenges they face. Ages 13–up. (Aug.) --Staff (Reviewed August 3, 2009) (Publishers Weekly, vol 256, issue 31, p46)
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 326910
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stiefvater, Maggie
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 740
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 9
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wolves
- Human-animal relationships
- Metamorphosis
- Supernatural
- Wolves
- Human-animal relationships
- Metamorphosis
- Supernatural
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 392 p.
- Isbn
- 9780545123266
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009005257
- System control number
- (OCoLC)314377519
- Label
- Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 392 p.
- Isbn
- 9780545123266
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009005257
- System control number
- (OCoLC)314377519
Subject
- trueWolves
- Wolves -- Fiction
- Wolves -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- trueBrisbane, Grace (Fictitious character)
- trueCrushes in teenagers
- Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
- Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHunting
- Metamorphosis -- Fiction
- Metamorphosis -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSeasons
- trueSeventeen-year-old girls
- trueShapeshifters
- trueSupernatural
- Supernatural -- Fiction
- Supernatural -- Juvenile fiction
- trueTeenage girls
- trueTeenage boy/girl relations
- trueTeenage romance
Genre
Member of
Included in
- trueGeorgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
- trueYALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: Fiction: 2010
- trueYALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Zombies, Werewolves, and Things with Wings (2011)
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2010
- trueRomance -- It's a Classic
- trueInky Awards: Silver Inky
- trueFor Fans Of . . . Great Book Boyfriends
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Review
-
- Grades 9-12 Stiefvater would like to remind you that werewolves can be just as sexy as those headline-hogging vampires. Grace has always had a thing for the wolves in the woods behind her house, and when she finally meets the human form of a particularly enchanting wolf, Sam, the two cling to each other with the force of destiny. Time is running out, though, as these lycanthropes don’t change with full moons but rather each year spend less time as humans and more as wolves, until the balance completely tips them into the animal world. While the two leads are almost entirely defined by how much they love each other, Stiefvater is able to take their romance seriously without turning it into an overly brooding affair, and defines their interactions with a fresh sense of humor and playful back-and-forths. A ticking clock provides plenty of dramatic tension throughout, while elegant writing that is especially intuitive about the animal world sets this apart from the bulk of paranormal romances. Note the presence of one tasteful, fade-to-black sex scene. -- Chipman, Ian (Reviewed 08-01-2009) (Booklist, vol 105, number 22, p61)
- Gr 9 Up— Grace, 17, loves the peace and tranquility of the woods behind her home. It is here during the cold winter months that she gets to see her wolf—the one with the yellow eyes. Grace is sure that he saved her from an attack by other wolves when she was nine. Over the ensuing years he has returned each season, watching her with those haunting eyes as if longing for something to happen. When a teen is killed by wolves, a hunting party decides to retaliate. Grace races through the woods and discovers a wounded boy shivering on her back porch. One look at his yellow eyes and she knows that this is her wolf in human form. Fate has finally brought Sam and Grace together, and as their love grows and intensifies, so does the reality of what awaits them. It is only a matter of time before the winter cold changes him back into a wolf, and this time he might stay that way forever. Told from alternating points of view, the narrative takes a classic Romeo & Juliet plot and transforms it into a paranormal romance that is beautiful and moving. Readers will easily identify with the strong, dynamic characters. The mythology surrounding the wolf pack is clever and so well written that it seems perfectly normal for the creatures to exist in today's world. A must-have that will give Bella and Edward a run for their money.—Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY --Donna Rosenblum (Reviewed October 1, 2009) (School Library Journal, vol 55, issue 10, p138)
- Stiefvater leaves the faeries of Lament and Ballad for a lyrical tale of alienated werewolves and first love. For years, Grace has been fascinated by the yellow-eyed wolf that saved her from its pack when she was a child. Sam, bitten by a wolf as a boy, is that wolf. Long obsessed with each other at a distance, they finally meet after a wolf hunt (inspired by the apparent death of a local teen) sends a wounded and temporarily human Sam into Grace's arms. Their young love is facilitated by Grace's hands-off parents (“Once upon a time, I would've leaped at the rare opportunity of curling up with Mom on the couch. But now, it sort of felt like too little, too late,” Grace muses), but threatened by two linked crises: the fact that Sam will soon lose the ability to become human and the instability of a new lycanthrope. Stiefvater skillfully increases the tension throughout; her take on werewolves is interesting and original while her characters are refreshingly willing to use their brains to deal with the challenges they face. Ages 13–up. (Aug.) --Staff (Reviewed August 3, 2009) (Publishers Weekly, vol 256, issue 31, p46)
- Award
- Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, 2011.
- Award
- Inky Awards (Australia): Silver Inky, 2010.
- Award
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2010
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2011
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
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