'TWITTER YOUR TEAM' CONTEST SPONSORED BY SCHOLASTIC

Below are the prizes:

First Prize: Five (5) first prize winners will receive an autographed copy of Shiver, signed by author Maggie Stiefvater.
Second Prize: Fifteen (15) first prize winners will receive a copy of Shiver.

Contest Instructions:

• We want to know what ‘Twilight’ team you are on! Team Edward? Team Jacob? Switzerland, Alice, Emmett…etc.? We want to hear it. Follow us on Twitter and Tweet your Twilight Team to our Twitter account.
• Follow us on Twitter here.To submit your entry: Tweet your Twilight team to us at Twitter.com/Twilighterz
• Do not send a direct message, use an @ message. Example entry: @Twilighterz - I am Team Edward! Who doesn’t love a vampire?
Rules:
• You may submit one entry per day. Users exceeding that amount will be disqualified.
• Deadline: All entries must be submitted by Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 12pm PST.
Other Notes:
• Don’t have a Twitter account? Sign up for one here. It’s free and easy.
• Please note: This contest is only open to the U.S. and Canada.
• Winners will be randomly selected. All entries will be compiled and 20 winners will be chosen at random, with 5 of those winners receiving one of the signed copies.

This week’s contest is sponsored by Scholastic and the new book Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. Read more about the book, view the book trailer, a Q&A with Maggie, and more here. Read two reviews of the book below:

Review by: Evie:
Open the pages of Shiver and step into the mysterious world of Mercy Falls. Meet Grace, the girl obsessed with the wolves that lurk in the woods behind her house; Grace is haunted by one particular wolves’ eyes. Enter Sam, who is desperate to make contact with the beautiful girl. When the pair finally meets, it is obvious they aremeant to be together, after all he’s been waiting years for her.

The author, Maggie Stiefvater, describes in incredible detail the complex world of the wolves, from the woods they inhabit, to the roots of their origin. The way she describes the wolves might have you taking a closer look at the trees in the winter.

Shiver wraps the reader up in a strange, beautiful and dark mythological world. in an instant, you realize how intertwined Grace’s life is with the wolves’. Maggie Stiefvater, mixes the realistic with the fantastic so so seamlessly you’re never sure where one ends and the other begins. Shiver tells a beautiful love story that manages to show the sweet and melancholy notes of a love that needs to exist.

Fans of Twilight are sure to love this beautiful tale, with the familiar theme of longing, sacrifice, and forbidden love.

Review by: Team Switzerland (Kara)
Shiver is a beautifully woven story written by Maggie Stiefvater and told through two alternating points of view. Grace, our first narrator, is a 17-year old high school student who was attacked as a child by a pack of hungry wolves and managed to narrowly escape with the help of a certain yellow-eyed wolf. Ever since that fateful day, she has grown up watching the wolves outside her house from a distance every winter and has always been drawn to that one particular yellow-eyed wolf.

Sam, our second narrator, happens to be that yellow-eyed wolf that Grace is so naturally drawn to. The twist? Sam is only a wolf in the winter. In the summer, Sam transforms into his human form. During those colder months, Sam watches Grace from afar and longs to be with her and in his preferred human state. In the warmer months, Sam watches from afar again, still longing to be with Grace, but too shy to approach. After fate pushes these two together – in human form – a whirlwind romance develops and nature threatens to tear the two apart.

Maggie Stiefvater hit the nail on the head with Shiver. The plot was very unique, put a twist on the ‘standard’ werewolf tales, and always kept you on the edge of your seat. As I mentioned, the story is told through alternating points of view, and while that has the potential to make some books confusing, Stiefvater kept the transitions smooth and seamless. Grace and Sam are very well rounded, established characters that you feel connected to from the very beginning. The romance between these two is very genuine and Steifvater’s knack for poetic writing and thoughtful descriptions only heightens their love. It’s very easy to get engrossed in this book and it’s one of those that you don’t want to put down – ever. Stiefvater has a guaranteed hit on her hands with Shiver and it will undoubtedly catch on with lovers of paranormal romance, particularly lovers of Twilight. If the Twilight saga left you ‘Team Vampire’, Shiver may have you switching over to ‘Team Wolf’.

Shiver is an amazing book and we’re very much looking forward to giving away copies to 20 of you! We love hearing the thoughts of our readers so we can’t wait to read your tweets! Good luck!

EDIT (8-15-09): THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER. ANY SUBMISSIONS SENT IN AFTER THIS POINT WILL BE DISCARDED. TO VIEW THE WINNERS, CLICK HERE.