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.
publishers Weekly
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.)
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Romance
- Paranormal
- Romance
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Author : Stiefvater, Maggie
Language : English
Edition : unknown
Published :2010-06-01
Number Of Pages : 400
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0545123275
ISBN-13 : 9780545123273
Item weight : 0.65 lb
Dimensions : 0.8 in x 5.2 in x 8 in
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