Jacket Title/Author Annotation Grade Level*

Blue Bloods

by Melissa De La Cruz

 Schuyler Van Alen and her friends Oliver and Dylan are spurned by the popular clique led by Mimi Force and her twin brother.  None of the teens realize they are vampires who will develop blue veins, crave raw meat, and have strange nightmares upon turning fifteen. 9-12
 

Daughter of the Forest

by Juliet Marillier

 Faced with almost insurmountable obstacles, young Irish healer Sorcha must try to break the spell placed on her six brothers, even after being captured by her enemy. 9-12
 

Hole in the Sky

by Pete Hautman

 After a virulent flu devastates the world in 2038, the emotionally and physically damaged survivors face danger and death as they seek the world of the sacred or "the hole in the sky" in the area of the Grand Canyon.  9-12
 

The Killer's Tears

by Anne-Laure Bondoux

 A young boy, Paolo, and the man who murdered his parents, Angel, gradually become like father and son as they live and work together on the remote Chilean farm where Paolo was born.  9-12
 

The Loch

by Steve Alten

 When his estranged father Angus is put on trial for murdering his business partner, marine biologist Zach Wallace returns to the Scotland he left as a boy to help prove that "something" in Loch Ness was the real cause of the man's death. 11-12

Memory Boy

by Will Weaver

 Two years after Mt. Rainier has erupted and left the USA a gray world of crop failures, looting and violence, 16-year-old Miles helps his family escape by creating a vehicle that runs on wind-power.  However, perhaps their destination is as dangerous as the city left behind and wise-cracking Miles has to reach for ever more inventive schemes before there can be hopes for survival. 9-12

Peeps

by Scott Westerfeld

 Cal, bitten by a peep but immune to its vampire-like effects, belongs to the Night Watch, a secret organization that tracks peeps in order to prevent their harmful effects on society.  When forces from far underground surface, catching peeps becomes the least of Cal's problems.  9-12

Poison

by Chris Wooding

 When Poison leaves her marsh home to retrieve the infant sister who was snatched by the fairies, she survives encounters with the inhabitants of various Realms and confronts a surprising destiny. 9-12

Rash

by Pete Hautman

 In a future society that has decided it would "rather be safe than free," sixteen-year-old Bo's anger management problems land him in a tundra jail where he survives with the help of his running skills and an artificial intelligence program name Bork. 9-12

Secret Sacrament

by Sherryl Jordan

 When talented young Gabriel becomes "Elected One" to train as a healer, he must play a role in making a more peaceful future for two contrasting civilizations, Navoraian and Shinali.  9-12

Seeker

by William Nicholson

 This first novel in the Noble Warrior sequence begins when sixteen-year-old Seeker's older brother is publicly humiliated and, with no explanation, exiled from the Nomana, a revered order of warrior monks. 9-12

Shattered Mirror

by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

 Sarah is a witch whose mission in life is to rid the world of vampires but this becomes difficult when she meets vampire Christopher who wins her over with gentleness and loyalty. 9-12

Siberia

by Ann Halam

 Sent to prison camp in Siberia, Rosita returns as a hardened teenage to an empty house, pursued by her enemies on a long journey, carrying the living treasure that she knows is the hope of the world. 9-12

The Truth-Teller's Tale

by Sharon Shinn

 Twins Eleda, who can tell only the truth, and Adele, who cannot reveal others' secrets, are tested by the arrival of handsome, mysterious dance instructors.  Their complementary gifts prove useful as they stumble through adolescence. 9-12
*Grade level suggestions are based on professional review sources.  Some books contain mature themes.  Please discuss reading selections as a family.

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