Sadie+Creech

= Shiver = By: Maggie Stiefvater Shiver takes place in a fictional town called Mercy Falls in Minnesota. It's located at the edge of the Boundary Waters, near the real town of Ely, Minnesota. Just south of the Canadian border, Mercy Falls, like Ely, is cold—with an average high temperature that never breaks 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Mercy Falls contains endless amounts of wooded areas, and in these woods live the wolves. Grace, the main character, has an odd obsession with the wolves behind her house. Her favorite wolf-or HER wolf as she puts it-is the same wolf that saved her from being killed by the others as a child. Even though she was attacked Grace has no fear of the wolves and actually tries to save them from being killed. She is a smart, High school student who's parents are more interested in each other and their lives than raising their teenage daughter. Often Grace has the house to herself while her dad works and her mom paints for her art shows. They live a basic middle class life in their small town. The book Shiver also gives you the perspective of a boy named Sam. At the beginning all Sam does is observe Grace from a distance, he knows her but she doesn't know she knows him. Sam lives a double life, in warm season a teenage boy and in cold months a wolf. Grace has a feeling there is more to wolves than she knows but has no way to prove it until her wolf shows up at her door step bloody, and human.

I recommend this book, or even the whole series because it is not only well written but can interest people who would prefer not to read what-so-ever. It's a great book.

*This book is one of The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. You can look into the other two here http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/novels.php#wolves *

=Maggie Stiefvater =

Born November 18,1981 Maggie is a free spirited artist, mother, wife, author and musician. Today Maggie lives a peaceful life in Virginia with her husband, two kids, two dogs and cat. She plays several instruments and can hold a conversation very easily.Maggie is a best selling author for young adults/fantasy. She attended and graduated from Mary Washington Collage, out of collage she took an art job. Today she has many different books, she began her lead into her career when she was 22 after failing at many other job choices. Her mind tends to wonder to often for her to focus on jobs that don't involve imagination. Not only does she love writing but she is also a reader at heart.

Other Works By Maggie Stiefvater

Books of Faerie series



As well as
-Ballad

Anthologies/Collaborations



Others
-Linger

Coming Soon
-Forever -The Mary Sisters of Fate Anthology

=Socil Issue in Shiver-Animal cruelty = In Shiver one of the main characters Sam is a wolf for some time in his life. As wolves they have to hunt other animals to find food. In Shiver towns people blame the death of a teenage boy on the wolves that live in the woods around the town. Even though the wolves were responsible it was not a random attack. The teenager had been abusing the wolves and antagonizing them. The wolves only defended themselves against the threat they were faced with. Based on the death the citizens sent out trucks and trucks of men with guns to kill the wolves; illegally. Though the wolves committed the crime they have the right to protect themselves. The hunters killed some wolves and injured others before they were stopped. Animal cruelty isn't as big as other socil issues but it is still a problem in some places. Different animals all over are abused and used by people for their own needs. Some animals are shot just for the fun of shooting. Some kids are mean to smaller animals who live around more populated areas. You can relate things such as dog fighting into this category of socil issues. People try to stop animal cruelty, and it has died down a bit but today you still hear about large dog fighting busts around the United States. When they are found animals are taken to places such as rescue shelters and are taken care of. Some animals don't always make it. Animal cruelty is a very sick, and wrong thing.

= Dramatization =

Grace- Evan Rachel Wood

Grace is kinda of a quiet person and even though I don't really know much about Evan Rachel Wood she seems to be a really good example of Grace. As I was reading Shiver I saw Grace looking almost just like her.



Sam-Robert Schwartzman

Though this picture in particular isn't the best example I think Robert could easily pull off being Sam. When I read the book I saw Sam a tiny bit older looking than the picture of Robert but they are basically the same besides about a year or two in age.

= About The Reader =



My name is Sadie Creech. I'm 14, and a freshman at Gahanna Lincoln Highschool. Basically I love hanging out with friends and family, and occasionally when I get the chance read books. The people I love are really important to me. I'm very trust worthy and can be there for someone if they need me. When I grow up I'm planning on being a Lawyer or Physiologist, and maybe try to write a novel in my free time. In the mean time I'm basically just trying to keep my grades to a minimum of B. My high school goal is to graduate with honers and after wards to go to OSU. Besides a year or two of my really early baby life I have lived in Gahanna and attended schools like Royal Manor Elementary, Goshen Lane Elementary, and Gahanna Middle School West. Though Gahanna can be really boring sometimes I love it here and wouldn't want to leave all my friends. Oh, and my favorite color is purple.