We meet another heart-throb couple in Maggie Stiefvater’s book, Shiverabout a werewolf who wants to be a human. Sam and Grace were both bitten at young ages, Sam was seven and Grace was nine. Sam went through the change but something happened to Grace that prevents her from transforming into a wolf each winter. Luckily for Sam he has the warmer months to catch up on his homeschooling and earning a living and finding ways to get Grace’s attention. unfortunately, Grace only recognizes Sam when he is in wolf garb and yearns for his return each winter. This is a charming, easy-to-read, boy-meets-girl supernatural book that will satisfy any tween and some teens in need of a Twilight like fix.
What the Reviewers Think:
From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 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 END
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