Red Riding Hood (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Valerie: The main character. She was once Peter's childhood friend, and is to be married to Henry. When she was seven, she saw the Wolf. Father Soloman wants to kill her.
• Peter: Valerie's childhood friend who has recently moved back to Daggerhorn, was banned/kicked out of the town. Is suspected of being the wolf.
• Henry Lazar: The blacksmith's son, rich, loving and handsome. All of the girls love him but he only has eyes for Valerie.
• Father Solomon: Werewolf hunter, priest, believes he is doing God's bidding but is actually horrible without reason. He is not afraid to kill innocent people.
• Grandmother: Wisewoman who lives in a tree house outside the village compound. The woman who gave Valerie the red cloak. Valeries grandma.
• Lucie: Valerie's adored sister. She is a good daughter and friend. Cruelly killed, was in love with Henry, son of the rich blacksmith
• Roxanne: One of Valerie and Lucie's friends whos brother is Claude, has red hair. hides her breasts with care.
• Claude: Roxanne's younger brother who is a coward but is a good listener. Likes tarrot cards, and is a bit strange. He is a dreamer.
• Wolf: A werewolf that terrorizes and hunts the people of Daggerhorn.
• Suzette: Valerie and Lucie's mother, and Casaries' wife.
• Adrien: A rich blacksmith, Henry's dad, Handsome, brave
• Madame Lazar: Henry's grandmother, is disapproving of a lot of things, including Valerie's family and actions.
• Cesaire: The town drunk. The father of Valerie and Lucie, is married to Suzette
• Rose: One of Valerie's good friends who enjoys flirting with boys.
• Marguerite: Roxanne and Claude's mother and the the waitress of the local tavern.
• Valerie: She is a strong women who doesn't just follow the crowd. She has to make tough decisions throughout all the book like who she will choose to love, and some decisions about the wolf.
• Prudence: A friend of Valerie and Lucie. She can be arrogant and ill-tempered but always apologizes.

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• “How strange it is to have a sister. Someone you might have been.”

  Valerie

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• Daggorhorn: town that is terrorized by a werewolf

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• New York Times: the #1 New York Times bestseller

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• human terror that coencides with speculation: once the people of daggerhorn realize the wolf lives among them they become terrified and start looking for scapegoats and blaming each other and accusing each other of being the wolf (much like the crucible if you have ever read or seen it but the wolf is real)

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List the series to which this book belongs.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Sarah Blakley-Cartwright (Author)
2. David Leslie Johnson - Wrote the screenplay that the book is based on

Other Contributors:

1. Catherine Hardwicke (Introduction)

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Teens who love to read. Even for kids who are mature to handle. Great book to buy, suspenseful and thriller, romance, and twister.

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• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Spine-Chilling Horror
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Popular Culture
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
• Books › Teens

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Red Riding Hood Book: After the release of the movie in March 2011, readers can view the final chapter of "Red Riding Hood" online.

Movie Connections edit see section history

• Red Riding Hood (2011): Directed by Catherine Hardwicke

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