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Blood & Chocolate- What happens if a were-wolf falls in love with a
human? Does their love stand a chance? Y Klause
Blue Bloods- Some wealthy New York City teens learn a startling secret
about their bloodlines. Y DelaCruz
Boys that Bite- Sunshine is one of the undead because her twin sister was
out flirting with vamps. Unless she reverses it in time, Sunshine will stay a
vampire forever. Y Pbk Mancusi
The Chronicles of Vladmir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites- Life can really suck.
Half-vampire Vlad learns there is more to being a vampire than he thought. Y Brewer
Cirque Du Freak- Darren Shan visits an illegal freak show, where an
encounter with a vampire and deadly spider forces him to make
life-changing choices. Y Shan
City of Bones- Clary Fray discovers that she can see demons and
monsters that no one else can, and gets drawn into a group of teen-aged
demon hunters. Y Clare
High School Bites- Lucy has just discovered that she’s a descendant of the
lovely Lucy in Bram Stoker’s Dracula—and that vampires really do exist! Y Pbk Conrad
House of Night Book 1: Marked- Zoey enters the House of Night, a school
where she will train to become an adult vampire if she makes it through the
change. Y PBK Cast
In the Forests of the Night- A 300-year-old vampire named Risika seeks to
avenge her brother's death when she crosses paths with his murderer. Y Pbk Atwater-Rhodes
The Lightning Thief- Perseus (Percy) Jackson keeps being kicked out of
schools. After monsters attack him, Percy must go on a quest to find Zeus’s missing thunderbolt and find his father, who may just be one of the gods. Y Pbk Conrad
Peeps- Cal becomes a carrier of a vampire parasite, after a one night stand.
With the help of the mysterious Night Watch, Cal investigates the spread of
the vampire parasite. Y Pbk Westerfield
Silver Kiss- Zoe falls for the alluring vampire, Simon , who has an uncanny
ability to recognize her feelings as she grieves over her mothers illness. Y Klause
Sunshine- Set in an alternate reality and fully realized world, Sunshine
discovers her magical heritage while falling for a vampire. Y McKinley
Tithe- The world of faery is not so nice in this dark romantic twinged tale. Y Black
Vampire Academy- Two years after running away, vampire princess Lissa
and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Valdimir’s
Academy Y Mead
Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Once a generation there rises a slayer - one
who is destined to kill the vampires and prevent them from taking over the
world. Y GN BUFFY
Blood+- The story of Saya, a chiropteran in the guise of a human who is
hunting her own twin sister to kill her and put an end to the experiments on
humans. Y GN BLOOD+
Courtney Crumrin- A series about the snarky girl named Courtney Crumrin
who discovers a world of magic and monstrous creatures after moving into
her uncle’s house. Y GN COURTNEY
Fray- Enter the future filled with demons and vampires. Y GN Fray
Re:Play- Cree recruits a new Bass player for their band, Izsak, but he is
being followed by some very creepy creatures. Y GN REPLAY
Vampire Knight- At Cross Academy there is the day class, filled with
humans, and the night class - filled with vampires. Y GN VAMPIRE
Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch,
Cupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature- 001.944 Coleman
Encyclopedia Horrifica: The Terrifying Truth about Vampires, Ghosts,
Monsters and More- YN 001.9 Gee
A Practical Guide to Monsters- A fun guide book. YN 793.93 Hess
Clan of the Cave Bear- An epic survival story set at the dawn of
pre-history FIC PBK Auel
Darkwing- Coming to terms with the fact that he is not a bird but an entirely
new species, featherless Dusk helps save his friends from a threat to their
home. J FIC Oppel
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time- A biologist and his son who were
presumed lost in 1860 were actually transported to the land of Dinotopia.
Y Gurney
- Dinotopia: Una Tierra Fuera Del Tiempo
- SP Y Gurney
Dinotopia Lost- Can dinosaurs live side by side with humans? SF PBK
Foster
Jurassic Park- A dinosaur theme park goes haywire. A techno-thriller with
teeth! Sequel: The Lost World FIC Crichton
Dinomummy- A paleontological detective story set in the North Dakota
badlands, featuring a real life teen dinosaur hunter. JN 567.914
The Simon & Shuster encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric
Creatures- A visual who’s who of prehistoric Life YN 566 Simon
Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History- A book about dinosaurs and
their extinction. YN 567.9 Haines
Be More Chill- Jeremy Heere swallows a micro-chip to help him attain
whatever he desires, sounds cool, right? Sure… until the micro-chip
malfunctions! Y Vizzini
Evil Genius- Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his
true identity when he enrolls at a school for super-villains. Y Jinks
Feed- A digital chip in your brain—can Titus fight the Feed? Y Anderson
.Hack- Get lost in this story of "the world" - a virtual reality massively
multiplayer video game. Y GN .Hack
Soon I will be invincible- Doctor Impossible, an evil genius and ambitious wannabe world dominator, launches a new plot to seize control of the world. SF Grossman
- Yo, Robot
- Historias de robots. SP Y Pbk Asimov
The Code Book: How to Make It, Break It, Hack It, Crack It- History and
information on cryptography YN 652.8 Singh
Digital Music Making For Teens- YN 781.344 Hagerman
Digital Photography: Special Effects- YN 006.686 Freeman
Filmmaking For Teens- A guide with lots of useful information on creating
and making films. YN 791.4302 Lanier
Hacking MySpace- Customizations for MySpace Space YN 006.7 Pospisil
How to survive a robot uprising : tips on defending yourself against the coming rebellion- 818.607 WILSON
Ultimate Robot- A history of robots with information on the future of
robotics. YN 629.892 Malone
The Amulet of Samarkand- The first book in the Bartimaeus trilogy
featuring a snarky genie who fills the pages with his biting sarcasm. Y Stroud
- El Amuleto de Samarkanda
- El primer libro sobre el genio Bartimaeus
cuyo comportamiento sarcástico y humor seco es el protagonista en esta fantasía. SP Y Stroud
Good omens : the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch- The world is going to end next Saturday, but there are a few problems--the Antichrist has been misplaced, the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse ride motorcycles, and the representatives from heaven and hell decide that they like the human race. SF GAIMAN
- Buenos Presagios
- Combine el humor morboso de Gaiman con la locura
de Pratchett y consigues un cuento muy cómico de Armagedón. SP Y Gaiman
Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen
Vampire (Maybe)- Mina Hamilton’s parents want her dead. Undead, to be
precise. They’re vampires, and like it or not, Mina must decide whether to
become a vampire herself. Y Pauley
Vampire High- 15-year-old Cody Elliot is the new guy in school and one of
the only non-vampires to be seen. Follow Cody’s hilarious journey adjusting
to life and classes at Vlad Dracul. Y Pbk Rees
Beowulf- Grendel and the dragon are fantastically portrayed in this modern
translation of the classic poetry text. YN 829.3 Beowulf
Black Juice- Glimpse into the dark side of civilization and the beauty of the
human spirit in these ten short tales. Y Lanagan
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales- An abridged and wonderfully illustrated
version of the classic tales by Chaucer. YN 821.1 Williams
- Clásicos de …
- Historias Pequenas SP Y Clasicos
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness- Everyone has read
Poe, but not everyone has read these short stories so brilliantly illustrated by
Gris Grimly. You'll never look at black cats the same way again! Y Poe
Gothic: Ten Original Dark Tales- Gruesome and funny, these tales range from
bratty vampires to evil houses and sorcerers. Y Gothic
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest- Who is "The Green Man?"
The poems and stories in this magical collection all explore tales of the
mythical Green Man and how he plays into nature. 808.8035 Green
Guys Write for Guys Read- An anthology of short stories, cartoons, poems,
columns and anecdotes written by guys, for guys. JN 810.8 Guys
Here There Be Dragons- Short stories and poems about dragons. Y Yolen
Prom Nights From Hell- As if the prom isn't stressful enough. Imagine a
demon showing up or the having the Grim Reaper as your date! Y Pbk Prom
Scary Stories- A collection of short suspense and horror stories by various
authors past and present. Y Scary
Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits- Six short stories about mythical
creatures associated with water. Y McKinley
Eragon- Eragon finds a blue stone in the forest, and is rather surprised when
it hatches a blue dragon, turning his life upside-down and thrusting him and
his family into danger. Y BC/CD FIC Paolini
The Golden Compass- Accompanied by her Daemon, Lyra sets out to save
her best friend from gruesome experiments being done by an elite group.
Y BC/CD FIC Pullman
- Ironman
- While training for a triathlon, Bo attends counseling for anger
management which leads him to re-evaluate his relationship with his father.
Y BC/CD FIC Crutcher
- Just Listen
- Isolated from her friends, model Annabel finds comfort in Owen
and his music, and eventually faces the truth about what happened to her at
the end-of-year-party that changed her life. Y BC/CD FIC Dessen
- No More Dead Dogs
- A very funny book about a football player who won't
lie and ends up causing chaos for the school play about yet another dead
dog. Y BC/PL FIC Korman
Airborn- When the Aurora, an airship that takes passengers and cargo
around the world is forced to land on an uncharted island, Matt and Kate must
battle pirates and strange winged creatures to return their damaged ship to its
voyage. Y Pbk Oppel
Deathnote- Light Yagami is an intelligent high school student who is bored out
of his mind. When he finds a Death Note dropped by a Shinigami death god,
he vows to rid the world of evil. Y GN Deathnote
Downriver- 15-year-old Jesse and other rebellious teenage members of a
wilderness survival school team abandon their adult leader, steal his van and
rafts, and run the dangerous whitewaters of the Grand Canyon. Y Hobbs
Stormbreaker- After his uncle’s death, Alex is coerced into continuing his
uncles' work for the British Intelligence Agency, MI6. Equipped with spy toys,
Alex is sent undercover to investigate the makers of a revolutionary computer
called Stormbreaker. Y Horowitz
The Terrorist- Billy accepts a package from a stranger in a London subway
and becomes the victim of a bomb. His sister becomes obsessed with
capturing the unknown terrorist. Y Cooney
The Wreckers- John Spencer is on his father’s boat when wreckers lure the
ship onto their rocky shore with a false beacon. Mary helps him stay alive, find
his father, and stop the wreckers. Y Lawrence
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster- Courage,
cowardice, foolishness, and high adventure marked the 1996 rival expeditions
efforts to reach he summit of Everest when everything went terribly wrong.
YN 796.522 Krakauer
Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis- A Japanese submarine sank the USS Indianapolis in the last days of WWII.
More than 50 years later, a teen works with the survivors of the disaster to
clear the name of the Indianapolis's captain, who was wrongly court
marshaled for the tragedy. YN 940.54 Nelson
The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party- In 1846 the Donner Party set out
in search of a better life in the California territory. Letters and diaries recount
the harsh realities the group faced as their supplies dwindled to nothing and
the struggle for survival pushed some towards cannibalism.
JN 979.483 Calabro
Bug Bites: Animals & Insects
Beast- A re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast told from the
Beast’s perspective in Persia Y Napoli
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness 1: Wolf Brother- After his father dies
from a brutal bear attack, Torak is befriended by a wolf cub and seeks to
fulfill his destiny by ridding the forest of the evil bear. Y Paver
Cobwebs- 16-year-old Nancy struggles to come to terms with her spider and human heritage. Y Young
Far North- Two boys, stranded in the wilderness, endure brutal winter and
attacks by bears, wolves, and moose. Y Hobbs
Fever 1793- Sixteen-year-old Maria Cook flees her Philadelphia home
during the yellow fever outbreak of 1793. Y Anderson
- Julie of the Wolves
- Forced to marry at thirteen, Julie runs away from her
Eskimo village and is adopted by a pack of wolves. J FIC George
Life of Pi- After a shipwreck, Pi Patel struggles to survive with a Bengal
tiger in shark-infested waters. Y Martel
The Encyclopedia of Sharks- 597.303 Parker
Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders- 595.703 Firefly
Mosquito: A Natural History of our Most Persistent and Deadly Foe- 595.772 Spielman
The Snake Almanac: A Fully Illustrated Natural History of Snakes Worldwide- 597.96 Ricciuti
Take a Bite: Food & Cooking
Big Snacks, Little Meals- Simple bites and quick snacks are as fun to
make as they are to eat. YN 641.53 Dunningt
Chew on This!- A behind the scenes look at the fast food industry. You'll
think twice about eating fast food again! JN 394.12 Schlessinger
Clueless in the Kitchen: A Cookbook for Teens- A great beginners
cookbook. YN 641.5123 Raab
Cooking Up A Storm- A cookbook from the British teen cooking sensation. YN 641.5 Stern
How to Boil Water: Life Beyond Takeout- Another great beginner's book
for learning the basics of cooking. 641.5 How
Real Food, Real Fast- A great cookbook broken down by the amount of
time (5mins-30mins) that is needed to prepare each recipe. YN 641.5 Stern
Teens Cook- Make the food that you want to munch on. YN 641.5 Carle
Teens Cook Dessert- Create the delicious desserts! YN 641.86 Carle
Munchie Madness: Vegetarian Meals For Teens- YN 641.5636 Bates
The Manga Cookbook- Learn to cook Japanese food with this fun and easy
cookbook. YN 641.5952 Manga
Devilish- Jane Jarvis tries to save her best friend by making a pact with a
cupcake-eating demon. Y Johnson
Flavor of the Week- Cyril, who is friends with Rose but wants to be more,
helps his best friend Nick woo her with culinary masterpieces that he himself
has secretly created. Y Shaw
Keeping the Moon- 15-year-old Colie spends her summer working in a
beachside restaurant and explores her sense of self. Y PBK Dessen
Tantalize- When the chef of Quincie's new restaurant, Sanguini's, is mauled
to death her best friend, and werewolf, is the murder suspect.
Y Smith
Biting Questions:Philosophy & Religion
Buddha Boy- "Buddha Boy" teaches Justin about sacrifice, non-violence,
and what matters most. Y Koja
Deadline- Ben Wolf decides not to tell anyone he is dying of cancer and
becomes concerned with what his life will mean. Y Crutcher
Godless- Sixteen-year-old Jason Bock, tired of the tedious "Teen Power
Outreach" sessions he is forced to attend at his Catholic church, decides to
create his own religion that involves worshipping the town's water tower as a
god. Y Hautman
The Gospel According to Larry- 17-year-old loner and philosopher Josh
tries to maintain his secret identity despite the popularity of his website. Y Tashjian
Looking for Alaska- Miles is looking for the great Perhaps—and an Alabama
boarding school offers the possibility of finding it, especially after he meets
the captivating, unpredictable and utterly alive Alaska. Y Green
Sophie's World: A Novel about the history of Philosophy- A young girl
finds mysterious questions in her mailbox leading her to explore the roots of
philosophy and the truth of her own existence. FIC Pbk Gaarder
Buddha in Your Backpack: Everyday Buddhism for Teens- The history of
Buddha, his life and teachings, and how to use the tools of Buddhism to deal
with life. YN 294.3 Metcalf
Faith: Stories of Belief and Spirituality- YN 234.23 Faith
Fire in the Heart: A Spiritual Guide for Teens- YN 204.4 Chopra
- Spiritualized: A Look Inside the Teenage Soul
- Teenagers reflect on their
spiritual and religious beliefs. YN 248.83 Healy
- The Story of Thought: The Essential Guide to the History of Western
Philosophy
- YN 190 Magee
Teen Witch: Wicca for a New Generation- An introduction to Wicca and the
religions principles. YN 133.43 Ravenwolf
