Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror

Jacket	Title/Author	Annotation	Grade Level*
	Being by Kevin Brooks	It was just a routine examination, or it was supposed to be. What the doctors found inside Robert Smith was anything but normal. Escaping with a stolen gun and a video of silver filaments and moving metal parts in his stomach, Robert goes in search of who--or what--he is.	10-12
	Glass Houses: The Morgenville Vampires, Bk 1 by Rachel Caine	16-year-old Claire Danvers is one of the youngest students at the Morganville College. When Claire moves into her dorm, she is singled out for bullying by the a vicious group of girls who threaten to kill her. Claire decides to move out before they get their chance and ends up renting a room at Glass House. Claire soon discovers however, it not just these girls who are out to kill her, it seems to be the whole, crazy town.	Adult/ 11-12
	Enter Three Witches by Caroline Cooney	The Shakespearean play Macbeth comes alive in this historical fantasy fiction with new characters and old grievances.	9-12
	The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer	In a futuristic setting, Matt gradually realizes that he is the clone of a powerful, corrupt ruler of Opium, a country between the U.S. and Mexico. Despised by society, Matt fights for clone’s rights, raising sociopolitical, ethical and scientific issues that are timely for today.	9-12
	Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam	Three teens survive a plane crash and are imprisoned by a mad doctor experimenting with human/animal genetic transfer.	9-12
	Devilish by Maureen Johnson	Jane is a senior at St. Teresa's Preparatory School for Girls. She’s been content thus far to stay in the background making sarcastic comments about her classmates along with her best friend Allison. So when Allison comes to school with fancy new clothes and a haircut that has finally tamed the wild beast that was her hair - she suspects something strange is going on and it might involve her devilish new friend.	9-12
	The Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey	Imagine that Snow White is a gorgeous, dark-skinned Indian doctor who must fight the dual prejudices against her sex and her race. Her sorceress mother died before she could teach her all the skills she would need, but not before warning her of the serpent’s shadow.	10-12
	Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt	When Lord Death comes to claim sixteen-year-old Keturah while she is lost in the King's Forest, she charms him with her story and is granted a twenty-four hour reprieve in which to seek her one true love.	9-12
	Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr	Aislann has seen fairies all of her life but kept it a secret. Now she's been chosen to be the new Summer Queen and the fairies are flocking to her, including the king's mother who wants her dead.	10-12
	The Road by Cormac McCarthy	In the future, a father and his young son travel through the burned out country looking for food and avoiding other humans who could be cannibalistic.	Adult/ 11-12
	Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith	Quincie Morris has had a difficult life. Her parents died when she was young, the love of her life, a half werewolf, is secretly plotting something he won’t talk about, and the restaurant she inherited might not make it to opening night if she can’t get the vampire theme to work. So when her uncle hires a nerdy new chef, she is under whelmed to say the least. Little does she know things are about to get…bloody.	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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