by Dajo Finlayson and Mia Macrossan For Years 7-9 · Things are hairy in River Heights this holiday season. Two wolves have disappeared from Wild Wolf, the federal wolf preserve just

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Selected resources for high school students compiled by Dajo Finlayson and Mia Macrossan

For Years 7-9

Henry Hoey Hobson by Christine Bongers

Twelve- year- old Henry Hoey Hobson arrives at his sixth school, Our Lady of Perpetual

Succour, to discover he's the only boy in Year Seven. Friendless, fatherless and non-

Catholic, Henry is not only a Perpetual Sucker, but a bloodsucker, according to his catty

classmates. When he's caught moving a coffin into the creepy house next door, it drives a

stake through the heart of his hopes of fitting in. His only chance to fight back is the

school swimming carnival - sink or swim in the treacherous waters of Year Seven.

High Stakes by Meg Cabot

Suze's new life in California is looking up. Cool friends, pool parties, good-hair days, plus

the gorgeous ghost, Jesse, who hangs out in her bedroom. Best of all Tad, the cutest

(live) boy in town, just asked her out! Then a screaming spirit wakes Suze in the middle of

the night with a very important message. Suddenly she's on the trail of a creepy local

businessman, who might or might not be a vampire. Oh, and who also happens to be

Tad's dad. Suze's life just got dead complicated - again.

Insatiable by Meg Cabot

Sick of hearing about vampires? So is Meena Harper. Meena Harper

is familiar with the supernatural. After all, she knows how you're

going to die. While she's always been able to see everyone else's

destiny, she's never been able to look into her own. Maybe that's

why when she meets Lucien Antonescu - a modern day prince who

also has no destiny that she can foresee - she's instantly attracted.

When an ancient society of vampire hunters shows up at Meena's

door looking for Lucien, she's forced to face the truth: that her

dream boyfriend might turn out to be more of a nightmare. There is

a sequel Overbite with further adventures of Meena Harper.

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Phredde and the Leopard-skin Librarian: A Story to Eat with a Dinosaur Apple

by Jackie French

A school excursion to the Big Koala goes horribly wrong as Phredde, Pru, Bruce and their

teacher, Mrs Olsen, (who also happens to be a vampire) and librarian, Miss Richards,

(who also happens to be a martial arts expert) head back into the time of the

dinosaurs. What they encounter is not for the faint-hearted, and includes giant marsupial

lions, a dinosaur with diarrhoea and an exploding volcano. Who will save them? Can one

kid, two fairies, a vampire and a librarian survive in the past with just a laptop computer,

a flying carpet and a plastic spoon? Will Pru's werewolf brother ever get his girlfriend

back? Can Pru get the dinosaur doo stains out of her tracksuit pants? And what - or who -

is the Demon Duck of Doom?

The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks

Nina became a vampire in 1973, when she was fifteen, and she

hasn't aged a day since then. She hasn't had any fun either,

because her life is so sickly and boring. It becomes even worse

when one of the other vampires in her therapy group is staked by a

mysterious slayer. Threatened with extinction, she and her fellow

vampires decide to hunt down the culprit. Trouble is, they soon find

themselves up against some gun-toting werewolf traffickers who'll

stop at nothing. Can a bunch of feeble couch potatoes win a fight

like this? Is there more to your average vampire than meets the

eye?

Kisses from Hell

This irresistible collection features stories of love amid vampires. From a fugitive vampire

forced to trust a boy who might work for the group bent on destroying her, to the

legendary romance of two immortals whose love compels them to risk everything, this

heart pounding collection brings new meaning to the words 'love you forever.

Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan

Mel and Cathy and Anna have passed vampires on the street and

sat near them in cinemas, but they don't know any. Vampires stick

to their own kind, and Mel and her friends hang out with other

humans - until a vampire boy in a bizarre sun-proof suit shows up at

school and captures Cathy's heart. Can Mel convince Cathy that life

with a vampire is no life at all? Should she?

Dangerous Girls by R.L. Stine

Destiny Weller and her twin sister, Livvy, return from their summer

vacation with an overpowering thirst - an inhuman desire to drink

blood. Have they turned into vampires? How will they keep their

horrifying secret from their family and friends? And can they find a way to become human

again... before it's too late?

The Werewolf Knight by Jenny Wagner PICTURE BOOK

There are many secret stories in the world of nature and in the night. This is one of them.

It tells about a wolf who is strangely gentle; about the people who would kill, and the one

person who would love him.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

What really killed Sir Charles Baskerville? Is his nephew, Sir Henry, in danger from the

legendary family curse, a gigantic black hound? Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are on

the case, set on lonely Dartmoor. Neolithic ruins, a perilous quagmire, eerie sounds in

the night, and an escaped convict thrown in for good measure.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place -he's

the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy

by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens,

Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians'

time as well as their timely ghostly teachings - like the ability

to Fade. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and

terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? Then

there are things like ghouls that aren't really one thing or the

other.

The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

When her father dies in battle, fourteen-year-old Thirrin

becomes Queen of the Icemark, a tiny kingdom forever

caught between dangerous neighbours. But she bears a

heavy burden. Thirrin must find a way to protect her people from the most terrible

invasion of werewolves her nation has ever known - and do so before the end of the

winter snows.

Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland by Carolyn Keene

Things are hairy in River Heights this holiday season. Two wolves

have disappeared from Wild Wolf, the federal wolf preserve just

outside of town. Local farmers think the missing wolves are

killing their sheep, but there are also rumours of werewolf

sightings nearby. At the same time, the annual River Heights

Winter Carnival is set to begin. When the first two days of the

outdoor festival are full of tragic disasters, Nancy can't help but

wonder - is there a link between the carnival's trouble and the

missing wolves? After the carnival's beautiful ice palace is

destroyed, Nancy's sure there's a wolf at River Height's door. But

is the leader of this pack of crimes human, or beast?

Owl Light by Maggie Pearson

Hal has always been scared of the dark. The tales he hears of werewolves roaming the

common are no help at all. And then his sister Ellie starts disappearing at night... The

common is a wild, forbidden place, home to threatened badgers, werewolves, and the

haunt of intriguing neighbours...

The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps) by R. L. Stine

It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the dead rabbit. Everyone

thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. But Grady knows

his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the moon. Or disappear at

midnight. Or change into terrifying creatures when the moon is full...

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Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry

Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and

the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet

of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter

and the Deathly Hallows

The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard,

Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and

Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts

School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and all of whom

meet up with demons, werewolves, griffins and

other mythical beasts.

Spyforce Revealed by Deborah Abela

As Max looked at the shiny metal blades that sliced ever closer, she wondered how she

was going to foil Mr Blue's latest scheme to turn the world's children into zombies.

Working undercover as a taste tester at a sweet factory seemed like the dream job, but it

had turned into a deadly struggle against an evil mastermind. And now that one of her

friends had turned against her, certain doom seemed only seconds away. Can Max and

Linden once again outsmart Mr Blue? Or will they be too late and fall victim to his sickly-

sweet plans? Could this be the end of Max Remy, Superspy?

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

If you have a kid who talks about the coming of the zombie

apocalypse like it’s an absolute certainty, they have to read this

book. This survival guide takes its premise very, very seriously.

Brooks is an expert in disaster response and preparedness (he’s

lectured around the globe) and he very calmly and very rationally

breaks down exactly what you’d actually want to do if a zombie

plague started spreading across the world. This will scare the

pants off some kids and other kids will think it’s the coolest

thing they’ve ever read.

Disney Zombies

Welcome to Seabrook, a suburban town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep

rallies. That is until one ground breaking semester when students from Zombietown

integrate into Seabrook High School! As the human and zombie students struggle to

coexist, a budding romance starts to change things.

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The Enemy Series by Charlie Higson

The Enemy, The Dead, The Fear, The Sacrifice, The Hunted. The

Fallen, The End

When the sickness came, every parent, police officer, politician -

every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed,

confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and

they're fighting to survive. Now there are rumours of a safe place

to hide. So, a gang of children begin their quest across London,

where all through the city - down alleyways, in deserted houses,

underground - the zombie grown-ups lie in wait. Can they make it

there - alive?

The Night Bus by Anthony Horowitz

Nick and Jeremy are on a night bus at Halloween, but the other scarred and rotting

passengers aren't trick-or-treaters! When his dad picks up a hitchhiker, Jacob finds

himself in a life or death situation. Someone is harbouring a deadly secret. Who is the

man with the yellow face in Peter's passport photo - because it isn't him... is it? Three

stories of the macabre.

Mondays are Murder by Tanya Landman

Zombies? Spooks? Or just plain murder? My name is Poppy Fields. I never believed in

ghosts - until I stayed on a remote Scottish island, and people started dropping dead all

over the place. Was a spirit taking revenge? When Graham and I investigated, we began

to see right through it.

Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand

After producing three horror movies that went mostly ignored on

YouTube, Justin and his filmmaking buddies decide it is time they

create something noteworthy, something epic. They're going to

film the Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. They may not have money

or a script, but they have passion. And, after a rash text

message, they also have the beautiful Alicia Howtz-Justin's crush-

as the lead. With only one month to complete their movie, a

script that can't possibly get worse, and the hopes and dreams of

Alicia on the line, Justin is feeling the pressure. Add to that a cast

of uncooperative extras and incompetent production assistants,

and Justin must face the sad, sad truth. He may actually be

producing The Worst Zombie Movie Ever...

Freaky Stuff by Richard Tulloch

Brian Hobble here, this fantastical book is about all these scary things that happen to

me. It's so freaky, spine-tingling, nerve-racking and gut-churning, it's incredible I'm still

alive to tell you about it. I have to escape from a savage dog as big as a sabre-toothed

tiger, rollerblade down a ramp from 17,000,000,000 kilometres high, rescue my stupid

little brother from flesh-eating zombies and, most totally terrifying of all, kiss a girl. I'm

not saying who. Nobody you know. No really, I swear, you don't know her. Prepare to be

freaked. Very freaked!

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Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies For Years 10-12

The Mortal Instruments series by

Cassandra Clare

City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of

Glass, City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost

Souls, City of Heavenly Fire

It’s after dark in New York City, and

Clary Fray is seeing things. The best-

looking guy in the nightclub just

stabbed a boy to death – but the victim

has vanished into thin air. Her mother

has disappeared, and a hideous

monster is lurking in her apartment.

Clary realizes that she has stumbled

into an invisible war - between ancient

vampire forces and the secretive

Shadowhunters – a war in which she

has a fateful role to play...

The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare

Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess

When Tessa Gray arrives in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, something

terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other

supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Friendless and hunted, Tessa seeks refuge with

the Shadowhunters, a band of warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons. Drawn

ever deeper into their world, she finds herself fascinated by, and torn between, two best

friends and quickly realises that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

Rise of the Fallen by Teagan Chilcott

Appearing as students at a local Brisbane high school, Emilie and Cael are centuries-old

elementals on the run. Their inseparable bond starts to fray when Soul, an irresistible

demon, comes on the scene and Emilie follows him into the savage world where she and

Cael were once kept captive. Emilie is enchanted by Soul and a new existence where

nothing is sacred - where death comes in the alleyway and graveyard brawls are

commonplace - and she has to find her way among the shapeshifters and vampires in a

demon hierarchy as complex as algebra.

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The Passage by Justin Cronin

An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, The Passage is

the story of Amy—abandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued

and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government

experiment of apocalyptic proportions.

Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz

Masquerade, Revelations, The Van Alen Legacy,

Misguided Angel, Bloody Valentine, Lost in Time and Gates of

Paradise.

Within New York City’s most elite families, there lurks a secret society of celebrated

Americans whose ancestors sailed on the Mayflower. They are the powerful and the

wealthy—and in fact, they are not human. They are the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of

fallen angels forced to live on earth as vampires.

Saltwater Vampires by Kirsty Eager

For Jamie Mackie, summer holidays in the coastal town of Rocky Head mean surfing,

making money, and good times at the local music festival. This year, vampires are on the

festival line-up... fulfilling a pact made on the wreck of the Batavia, four hundred years

ago. If their plans succeed, nobody in Rocky Head will survive to see out the new year.

The Legendeer series by Alan Gibbons

Shadow of the Minotaur, Vampyr Legion and the Warriors of the

Raven.

These are the games that open the gateway between our world

and the realm of myth and legend, with

heroes and monsters, daring deeds and

narrow escapes, triumphs and

tragedies. Phoenix escapes the ordeal of

his own life in order to face the evil

Gamesmaster. What if there are places

where our nightmares live and wait for us?

Phoenix has found one and it's alive. Armies

of bloodsucking vampires and terrifying

werewolves, the creatures of our darkest dreams, are poised to

invade our world. As he prepares to enter the second deadly

computer game in The Legendeer series, he knows he must win or

never come back.

The Evernight series by Claudia Gray

Evernight, Stargazer, Hourglass, Afterlife, Balthazar

Bianca has been uprooted from her happy, uneventful life to start anew at an elite

boarding school for vampires where her parents will now be professors. She and Lucas

Ross share a special connection from the moment they meet and he, like Bianca and a

few others, is an outsider.

Solace and Grief by Foz Meadows

Solace Morgan was born a vampire. Raised in foster care, she has always tried to keep

her abilities secret, until an eerie encounter with a faceless man prompts her to run

away.

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The Drake Chronicles series by Alyxandra Harvey

My Love Lies Bleeding, Blood Feud, Out for Blood, Bleeding Hearts, Blood Moon and

Blood Prophecy

Solange has always known she is a vampire. As the only female vampire ever born, not

initiated, she is surrounded by danger on all sides - from other vampire tribes who want

to take her blood into their lineage, and from the bounty hunters who are set on

destroying her and her family.

Vampire Knight manga series by Matsuri Hino

Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class

and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class

return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their

way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the

school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the

Night Class is full of

vampires.

Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London

Only sunlight can save us. We built the wall to keep them out, to

keep us safe. It also makes us prisoners, trapped in what's left of our

ravaged city, fearing nightfall. After the death of my parents, it's up to

me - as the newest delegate for humanity - to bargain with our

vampire overlord. I thought I knew everything there was to know

about the monsters. Then again, nothing could have prepared me for

Lord Valentine… or his son. First in a trilogy, followed by Blood-Kissed

Sky and

After Daybreak by J.A. London

Our last hope lies with our oldest enemies. When we lost the war with the vampires, our

world changed. The Old Family overlords trapped up in a few scattered cities and

demanded our blood. Then Victor - the first vampire I've ever trusted, ever loved - came

to power, and I hoped for peace between our kinds. Only now a new type of monster, Day

Walkers, has emerged, and their maniacal leader is threatening to destroy us all, human

and vampire alike.

Falling to Ash by Karen Mahoney

You can't choose your family... living or dead. Trapped between two very different worlds,

newly made vampire Moth is struggling to find her place in either. Not only does she have

to answer to her religious family but her over-protective Maker, Theo, is intent on making

her the star attraction in his powerful Boston vampire clan. Moth will have to pull off the

double-act of the century to please both of them. Adding to her problems is the

dangerously attractive Jason Murdoch, a trainee vampire hunter who loves to play cat

and mouse in his spare time. When the teenagers of Boston's wealthiest families start to

disappear, it forces Moth and Jason into an uneasy truce.

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Bloodline by Kate Cary

When Mary's childhood sweetheart returns from the war, she barely recognises the boy

she fell in love with. John is tormented by nightmares - not only the horrors of battle, but

the grisly midnight exploits of his captain, Quincey Harker. So, when Harker appears in

England, Mary is determined to resist his sinister charm. Harker's gaze rests on other

prey - a bride to restore Count Dracula's poisonous bloodline.

Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow Kiss, Blood Promise, Spirit Bound, Last Sacrifice

Two races of vampires walk our world. One, the Moroi, are alive and wield

elemental magical. The other, the Strigoi, are undead and evil, feeding on the innocent to

survive. Rose Hathaway, a half-vampire with poor impulse control, is training to be a

bodyguard for a Moroi princess.

Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead

Bloodlines, The Golden Lily, The Indigo Spell, The Fiery Heart, Silver Shadows, and

The Ruby Circle

Sydney's blood is special. That's because she's an alchemist - one of a group of humans

who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They

protect vampire secrets - and human lives. The last encounter Sydney had with vampires

got her in deep trouble with the other alchemists. Now with her allegiances in question,

her future is on the line.

The Twilight Saga series by Stephenie Meyer

Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn

When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets

the mysterious, alluring Edward Culllen, her life takes a thrilling

and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes,

mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both

irresistible and impenetrable, and a vampire.

The Blood Countess by Tara Moss

Pandora English is no ordinary small- town orphan. When she's

invited to live with her mysterious Great Aunt Celia in New York

City, she seizes the opportunity to escape her stifling hometown,

break from her tragic past and make it as a writer. Pandora lands a job at a fashion

magazine and her first assignment is covering the A-list launch of the latest miracle

cream, Blood of Youth. Something is not right about the product, nor Athanasia, the drop-

dead beautiful face of the brand. It seems there may be a secret ingredient in Blood of

Youth, a secret worth killing for.

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Prom Nights from Hell

In this collection, bestselling authors take bad Prom nights to a whole new level - a

paranormally bad level. Wardrobe catastrophes and two left feet are nothing compared

with discovering you're dancing with the Grim Reaper - and he isn't here to tell you how

hot you look. Five fun-filled stories!

The Kiss of Death by Marcus Sedgwick

'Death comes in many forms, but in Venice death comes by water...'

It's the perfect place to hoard secrets. Here the Shadow Queen has

her vampire lair, and here she'll gather her forces for a final battle.

Marko and Sorrel are unwitting players in her last act as they search

for his father and try to stop the madness claiming hers.

My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick

In the bitter cold of winter Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in Chust

and settle there as woodcutters. Tomas is a man with a past; a past

that is tracking him with deadly intent. As surely as the snow falls

softly in the forest of one hundred thousand silver birch trees, father and son must face a

soulless vampire enemy and a terrifying destiny.

Birth of a Killer by Darren Shan

For every vampire, the end... is just the beginning. When terrible events force young

Larten Crepsley to flee his home he finds himself alone in the world. Then he meets the

mysterious Seba Nile, who introduces him to the ways of the vampire clan. Will Larten

turn his back on humanity and join a world from which there can be no return? So,

begins the blood-soaked tale of a vampire who starts out a nobody - but who will change

the world forever.

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow

Strange Angels, Jealousy; Betrayals, Defiance, Reckoning

The Real World is a frightening place. Just ask sixteen- year old orphan Dru

Anderson, a tough girl who has taken down her fair share of bad guys. She's armed,

dangerous and ready to kill first and ask questions later. So, it's gonna take her a while

to figure out who she can trust.

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Jonathan Harker is sent by his law firm to Castle Dracula to

discuss business with Transylvanian noble, Count Dracula. His

nightmare experience there is just the start of a macabre chain of

events. Harker soon finds himself in a race against time to free his

wife Mina and other souls who are in thrall to the evil vampire

Count. Dracula must be destroyed at all costs...

Never Bite a Boy on the First Date by Tamara Summers

When we found the guy and saw the holes in his neck, the cause

of death was obvious. "It wasn't me," I said. "I make one mistake

and suddenly every little vampire attack is my fault? That's so unfair!" It doesn't matter

how much I protest, unless I can prove my innocence I'll be spending the next decade in

a padded coffin.

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Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

After a chance encounter with a mysterious woman one night, Cal's

life is changed forever. He's been infected with an insidious parasite.

The good news: he's only a carrier. The bad news: he's infected all his

former girlfriends - and now they've turned into what Cal calls 'Peeps'.

The rest of us know them as vampires. It's Cal's job to hunt them

down, before they create even more of their own kind...

The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld

Until this summer, New York had always looked pretty much the same to me. This part of

Brooklyn seemed to change every time I saw it, like someone dying of a disease before

my eyes. Luz always talked about 'the sickness' like it wasn't just Minerva but the whole

city - maybe the whole world - that was afflicted. Strange things are happening in New

York City. For Moz, Zahler and Pearl, all that matters is their new band. As the city reels

under a mysterious epidemic, they join up with a vampire lead singer and a drummer

whose fractured mind can sense the coming darkness. Will their music stave off the end

of the world? Or summon it?

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

There hadn’t been any trouble out at the lake in years. Sunshine

just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for

a minute. But then the vampires found her . . . Now, chained and

imprisoned in a once-beautiful decaying mansion, alone but for the

vampire, Constantine, shackled next to her, Sunshine realizes that

she must call on her own hidden strength if she is to survive.

Thirsty by M T Anderson

All Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang

out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a

date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning

into a vampire. So while his hometown performs an ancient ritual that

keeps Tch’muchgar, the Vampire Lord, locked in another world, Chris

desperately tries to save himself from his own vampiric fate. He needs

help, but whom can he trust?

Vampires: The Un-history of the Undead by Tony Thompson

Vampires are always simmering in popular culture - this is their story: Meet the first film

vampire, Count Orlock, who would influence Bela Lugosi's Dracula and so many others.

Find out about the novel that inspired the scariest TV show of all time. Encounter Anne

Rice's rock-star vampire. Cross paths with the vamp who nearly destroyed Spider-Man.

Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

The only thing Avery Hood can remember about the night her parents died is that she

saw silver-deadly silver, moving inhumanly fast. As much as she wants to remember who

killed them, she can't, and there's nothing left to do but try to piece her life back

together.

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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her

house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she

can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In

winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent

company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of

being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her

breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam

must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace,

forever.

Secrets and Shadows by Shannon Delaney

Nothing's simple when you run with werewolves. Jess Gillmansen thinks she's seen it all

but her eyes are about to be opened to even more danger and a reality far more

paranormal than she's suspected.

Waer by Meg Caddy

When Lowell Sencha finds the strange girl lying as if dead on the

riverbank, he is startled to find that she is like them: waer. Human,

but able to assume the form of a wolf. The Sencha family’s small

community has kept itself sequestered and unnoticed, free from

persecution. The arrival of a fellow traveller, and a hunted one at

that, threatens their very survival.

The Thing About Wolves by Leigh Evans

Being put in charge of a werewolf pack might be someone’s dream,

but it’s Hedi’s nightmare. Hints that it’s not working out include the

Creemore wolves wanting her blood. And the Council of Weres wanting her dead... Then

all Hedi's wishes are granted. Robson Trowbridge, pack leader, returns – and her love

isn't alone.

Jatta by Jenny Hale

Jatta is a princess in the kingdom of Alteeda, but her life is no fairy

tale. Her mother was slain by werewolves when Jatta was three years

old, and the palace has been haunted by fear ever since. Then Jatta

wakes one morning, bruised and disoriented, soaked in sweat, to see

her bedroom smeared with bloody paw prints

Wolfblood series by Robert Rigby (Book & film)

Pull of the Moon; Call of the Wild; Wolves Among Us; Wild City

The series follows teenage Wolfbloods. Humans with the ability to transform into wolves

at the full moon and at times when they're stressed. This mysterious race has lived

among us for centuries. Wolfbloods have superhuman powers in the form of strength,

speed, agility and heightened senses, and retain these even when in human form.

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Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater

Linger, Shiver, Forever, Sinner

For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-

eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile,

Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the

silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human…

until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose

familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as

winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself,

and Grace, forever.

Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick

Seventeen- year old Alex is hiking through the wilderness when it

happens: an earth- shattering electromagnetic pulse that

destroys almost everything. Survivors are divided between those

who have developed a superhuman sense and those who have

acquired a taste for human flesh. These zombie flesh-hunters stalk the

land: hungry, ruthless and increasingly clever. Alex meets Tom, a young army

veteran, and Ellie, a lost girl. They will fight together and be torn apart, but Alex must face

the most difficult question of all: in such a vastly changed world, who can you trust?

World War Z by Max Brooks

The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks travelled

across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that

once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable

areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children

who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, of that dreadful time.

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

If you have a kid who talks about the coming of the zombie apocalypse like it’s an

absolute certainty, they have to read this book. This survival guide takes its premise very,

very seriously. Brooks is an expert in disaster response and preparedness (he’s lectured

around the globe) and he very calmly and very rationally breaks down exactly what you’d

actually want to do if a zombie plague started spreading across the world. This will scare

the pants off some kids and other kids will think it’s the coolest thing they’ve ever read.

Feral by James DeMonaco and B.K. Evenson

A fire at a top research facility released an airborne pathogen that

quickly spread to every male on the planet, killing most. These new

men, ferals, were driven to destroy every remaining woman. Three

years later, Allie has joined a group of hardened and well-armed

women fighting for survival in an isolated encampment. In the

wilderness beyond their guarded walls, the ferals' numbers are

swelling. Allie knows something catastrophic is brewing on the

horizon, and hope is running out. The ferals are coming, and there is

no stopping them.

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Secrets and Shadows by Shannon Delaney

Nothing’s simple when you run with werewolves. Jess Gillmansen thinks she’s seen it all

but her eyes are about to be opened to even more danger and a reality far more

paranormal than she’s suspected. ...

Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist

For nearly a year peace reigned in the enchanted kingdom of Rillanon. But now an evil

power raises the dead and makes corpses do battle with the living at the behest of the

Guild of Death? What high magic can defeat it?

The Outlands trilogy by Jackie French

In the Blood, Blood Moon, Flesh and Blood

The City has called on Danielle Forest, Virtual Engineer, to find the source of a new

influenza epidemic that is infecting the City and threatening the Outlands. The disease

turns those affected into zombies, intent on killing all around them. If the epidemic is not

controlled, the deaths are likely to be greater than anything the world has ever seen.

Danielle and her boyfriend, Neil, may be infected with the disease and so they must race

against time to find the source in order for an antidote to be made. Can they find the

source of this terrible disease before it's too late?

Zombies: The Recent Dead by Neil Gaiman et al

You can't kill the dead! Like any good monster, the zombie has proven to be

ever-evolving, monumentally mutable, and open to seemingly endless imaginative

interpretations: the thralls of voodoo sorcerers, George Romero's living dead,

societal symbols, dancing thrillers, viral victims, reanimated ramblers, video

gaming targets, post-apocalyptic permutations, shuffling sidekicks, literary

mash-ups, the comedic, and, yes, even the romantic.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith,

Jane Austen

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in

possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” So

begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded

edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new

scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. Complete with

romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and

thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and

Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into

a different type of read.

The Mammoth Book of Zombies by Stephen Jones

The zombie - a soulless corpse raised from the grave to do its master's bidding - may

have had its factual basis in the voodoo ceremonies of the West Indies, but it is in fiction,

movies, video games and comics that the walking dead have flourished. What makes a

zombie? This Twentieth Anniversary Edition of one of the first and most influential

zombie anthologies answers that question with 26 tales of rot and resurrection from

classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, along with modern masters of the macabre Clive

Barker, Brian Lumley, Kim Newman, Lisa Tuttle, and many more.

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Darkness by Nick Lake

Trapped beneath the rubble of the Haitian earthquake of 2010, a teenage boy is

terrified, desperate and alone. A child of the slums, Shorty has been drawn into the

world of voodoo and zombies. Shorty has a secret: a flame of revenge that burns

inside him, a flame that fires his resolve to find the twin sister stolen from him seven

years ago. In darkness the line between the present and the past begins to blur and,

as Shorty fights for life, his struggle becomes part of a two hundred- year old story - a

story of courage and betrayal, of freedom and of hope.

Dead of Night: A Zombie Novel by Jonathan Maberry

A prison doctor injects a condemned serial killer with a formula designed to keep his

consciousness awake while his body rots in the grave. But all drugs have unforeseen

side-effects. Before he could be buried, the killer wakes up. Hungry. Infected. Contagious.

This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang...but a bite.

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

A 1954 science fiction horror novel. It was influential in the development of the zombie-

vampire genre and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease.

The source book for every subsequent tale of zombie apocalypse, Before The Omega

Man, I Am Legend had already been made into a movie called The Last Man On Earth,

with Vincent Price.

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

R is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no

pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people,

but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy

747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization. And then he

meets a girl. First as his captive, then his reluctant guest, Julie is a blast of living colour in

R’s grey landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn't want to eat

this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond

will cause ripples they can’t imagine, and their hopeless world won’t change without a

fight.

Alone Series by James Phelan

Chasers, Survivor, Quarantine

Four teenagers. One destroyed city. Thousands of infected

predators. Jesse is on a UN Youth Ambassadors camp in New York

when his subway carriage is rocked by an explosion. Jesse and his

three friends, Dave, Mini and Anna, crawl out from the wreckage to

discover a city in chaos. Streets are deserted. Buildings are in

ruins. Worse, the only other survivors seem to be infected with a

virus that turns them into horrifying zombie predators.

Outnumbered, No sign of life. Just them and you... ALONE.

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Strange Angels Series by Lili St Crow

Strange Angels; Betrayals; Jealousy; Defiance

The Real World is a frightening place. Just ask sixteen- year old

orphan Dru Anderson, a tough girl who has taken down her fair

share of bad guys. She's armed, dangerous and ready to kill first

and ask questions later. So, it's gonna take her a while to figure out

who she can trust.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

In Mary’s world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always

knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The

Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the

fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the

village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s

truths are failing her. When the fence is breached, and her world

is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and

her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her.

And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth.

Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?

The first in a trilogy followed by The Dead-Tossed Waves and The

Dead and Empty World.

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