|
 | Not
Exactly Human ...
Teen books about vampires,
werewolves,
changelings, and half-humans |
| Thirsty by M. T. Anderson |
YA FIC ANDERSON | From the moment he
knows that he is destined to be a vampire, Chris thirsts for the blood of people
around him while also struggling to remain human.
In The Forests
of the Night
| by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes | YA
FIC ATWATER-RHODES | Risika,
a teenage vampire, wanders back in time to the year 1684 when, as a human, she
died and was transformed against her will.
| Half Human edited by Bruce Coville |
YA FIC COVILLE |
These are stories of people who are not only human and
animals that are not purely beast. Some must choose whether to live as human and
never feel the joy of wings or fins again. For others, the choice has already
been made. All must struggle to find meaning and purpose in their lives afterward...
| Tartabull's Throw by Henry Garfield |
YA FIC GARFIELD |
This baseball, supernatural, time-travel, coming-of-age
love story set during the 1967 baseball season begins as Cyrus Nygerski unsuspectingly
meets his first werewolf on the bus to Chicago. |  |
| Sweetblood by Pete Hautman |
YA FIC HAUTMAN
|
Lucy Szabo has a theory: before the discovery of insulin,diabetics
were the original “vampires.” As
Sweetblood, she frequents the Transylvania chatroom where so-called vampires
gather to discuss all things goth. Draco tells her he’s a real vampire – is
he kidding?
| Dhampir by Barb & J. C. Hendee |
YA FIC HENDEE
|
“A mix of The Lord of the Rings and Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” says
Kevin J. Anderson, author of Hidden Empire. A con-artist learns that she is a
vampire slayer – a dhampir – and that her actions have attracted
the attention of a trio of powerful vampires seeking her blood.
| Owl
in Love by Patrice Kindl | YA
FIC KINDL | Owl spends her nights
perched outside the window of her adored science teacher until the needs of a
strange boy attempting self starvation takes precedence over her vigil.
 |
| Blood
and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause |
YA FIC KLAUSE |
Vivian, a beautiful teenage Werewolf, has fallen for a
human boy. Now she must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople
to decide
where she belongs and with whom. |
| The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause |
YA FIC KLAUSE
|
Zoe's mother is dying. Simon may be a vampire, but he also could
be the friend she
desperately needs.
| The
Changeover by Margaret Mahy | YA
FIC MAHY | When her baby brother
seems to become possessed by an evil spirit, fourteen-year-old Laura seeks the
help of the strangely compelling older boy at school who she is convinced has
supernatural powers.
Cirque du Freak / The Vampire's Assistant
/ Tunnels of Blood
| by Darren Shan |
YA FIC SHAN | Two
best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and
a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
| Switchers by Kate Thompson |
YA FIC THOMPSON |
Tess and Kevin can morph into any animal. When freakish
weather grips the Arctic regions and moves southward, they are perfect for the
mission save the world from disaster. (Sequel: Midnight's Choice)
| Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde |
YA FIC VAN | When
Kerry Nowicki saves a young man from a group of men who claim he is a vampire,
she finds herself faced with some bizarre and dangerous choices. | |
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updated
November 28, 2007 |
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