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Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
2008

ISBN
  
0-06-143022-6

Author
  
Toby Barlow

Publisher
  
HarperCollins

3.9/5
Goodreads

Language
  
English

Pages
  
312

Originally published
  
2007

Page count
  
312

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Genres
  
Horror fiction, Werewolf fiction

Awards
  
The Reading List award for horror

Fiction books
  
Three Girls and Their Brother, The Dragons of Babel, The Good Thief, Finding Nouf, The Disreputable History of

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Sharp Teeth is a 2008 novel in free verse by American writer Toby Barlow. It won the 2009 Alex Award and is the Horror entry on the 2009 Best Adult Genre Fiction Reading List.

Contents

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Plot summary

Packs of werewolves struggle for power in the underbelly of Los Angeles.

Characters

  • Lark is the leader of one of the werewolf packs.
  • She-wolf is the main female character. She is never named.
  • Anthony is new to the dog-catching business and eventually falls for the she-wolf.
  • Peabody is the cop that investigates the disappearance of Anthony's boss and is drawn into the dangerous games being played.
  • Also werewolfs are afraid of silver

    • Critical reception

  • Kaite Mediatore Stover of Booklist, "[a]s spicy as a taco, as relentless as the pounding surf, and as lulling as a moon-drenched beach, Barlow's hip werewolf saga is highly recommended for adults and YAs who just don't get all the fuss about Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series."
  • Jackie Cassada of Library Journal, "[w]ritten in a free verse style that perfectly complements the action as it moves from slower-paced narratives to short, jagged scenes of graphic violence and heartbreak, this groundbreaking work commands attention from a wide audience, including genre fans and modern fiction aficionados."
  • Matthew Moffett of School Library Journal, "[s]ome readers might be initially intimidated by Barlow's free-verse poetry, but, after a page, they will be swept into the rhythm. It's also to Barlow's credit that the touching moments between the woman and Anthony work as powerfully as the most graphic violence in the story. The dark humor and grim story line will immediately draw in fans of other neo-horror novels..."

    • Representation

    Toby Barlow is represented by Film 4

    References

    Sharp Teeth Wikipedia
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