Shiver
The Wolves of Mercy Falls
- NYT Bestseller—over 40 weeks on the NYT Bestseller lists
- Publishers Weekly Bestseller
- ABA Bestseller
- USA Today Bestseller
- Indies Choice Book Award Finalist
- ALA Best Books for Young Adults
- ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
- Amazon Top Ten Books for Teens
- Border’s Original Voices Pick & Finalist
- Barnes & Noble 2009 Top Twenty Books for Teens
- CBC Children’s Choice Awards Finalist
- SIBA 2010 Book Award Finalist
- Junior Library Guild Selection (Shiver and Linger)
- Glamour’s Best Book to Curl Up With
- Rights sold in over 36 foreign territories
- Film Rights option by Warner Bros./ Unique Features
- Winner, 2010 Midwest Booksellers’ Choice Award for Children’s Literature
- Winner of the 2011 Georgia Peach Award
- VOYA: The Perfect Tens
- YALSA Teens’ Top Ten
- Silver Inky Award Winner (Australia)
- CO Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2011
- FL Teens Read Award Nominees 2010-2011
- GA Peach Book Awards Nominees for Teen Readers 2010-2011
- MD Black-Eyed Susan (High School) Book Award Nominees 2010-2011
- NC YA Book Award Booklist (High School) 2010-2011
- NH Flume Teen Reader’s Choice Award Nominees (9-12) 2011
- OR Young Adult Network Book Rave Reading List 2010
- PA Young Reader’s Choice Award Nominees (Young Adult) 2010-2011
- TN Volunteer State Award Nominees Young Adult (7-12) 2011-2012
- 2011-2012 TASL State Book Award Nominee (Tennessee)
- 2011 NCSLMA Young Adult Book Award Nominee (North Carolina)
- 2010-2011 Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award Nominee
- 2010 TAYSHAS Reading List (Texas)
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.
Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It’s her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.
- Listen to chapters 1 & 2 (read by Maggie)
- Read an excerpt from scholastic.com
- Check out the Discussion Guide
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US edition: Scholastic Press Hardcover, August 1, 2009, ISBN-13: 978-0545123266; Paperback, June 1, 2010, ISBN-13: 978-0545123273
Audio edition: Scholastic Audio Books, August 1, 2009, ISBN-13: 978-0545165068
What they’re saying about Shiver
★ “Stiefvater leaves the faeries of Lament and Ballad for a lyrical tale of alienated werewolves and first love . . . 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.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ “beautiful and moving . . . 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.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
“Shiver has a sense of unfolding mystery, a genuine quest and threats from human and wolves alike.”
—Sunday Telegraph
“If you are a fan of Twilight, then you will love Shiver. Beautifully written, with alternating chapters from Grace and Sam’s points of view, this a wonderful debut.”
—The Observer
“Stiefvater would like to remind you that werewolves can be just as sexy as those headline-hogging vampires.”
—Booklist
“The first volume in The Wolves of Mercy Falls series is yet another winner for the author of Lament . . . sensuous, intense, riveting, and so very satisfying.”
—VOYA
‘If you’re trying to wean your teenagers off vampire romance, Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater is literary methadone, but has more in common with The Time Travellers Wife than Twilight. Yes it’s a supernatural thriller, but refreshingly free of cliches… all consuming.’
—Sunday Telegraph
“This book gets big points for originality…”
—Romantic Times Book Review
“Shiver is a teen love story that is difficult to put down, gently haunting its readers with the agony of lost identity and a hope for the impossible.”
—Children’s Literature
