If you loved Twilight, Check Out:
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (trilogy) - When her mother disappears, Clare starts to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own world. Includes: City of Bones, City of Ashes,
City of Glass.
Marked by P.C. Cast (House of Night series) - Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where she will train to become a vampire. While there, she learns that not everything is as it seems. Includes: Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed, Hunted, Tempted, Burned.
Blue Bloods by Melissa De la Cruz (Blue Bloods series) - Select teenagers from some of New York City's wealthiest and most socially prominent families learn that they are vampires at the age of 15. Includes: Blue Bloods, Masquerade, Revelations, The Van Alen Legacy.
Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause - A mysterious teenage boy harboring a dark secret helps Zoe come to terms with her mother's terminal illness.
Evernight by Claudia Gray - Bianca, a new girl at the sinister Evernight boarding school, finds herself drawn to another outsider but dark forces threaten to tear them apart. Includes: Evernight, Stargazer.
Other Great Books:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – This book is set in what is left of the United States after an apocalypse. Each territory must offer up two of its residents to be used as gladiators for a brutal televised fight with only one winner. Includes: Catching Fire.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – A boy named Bod is the only survivor of an attack as a baby. He grows up in a graveyard with ghosts and has many adventures.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson – Jenna wakes up from a year long coma to realize that she doesn’t recognize herself and the body that she has now.
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson – Isabel and her five year old sister are slaves, who are sold to a cruel family when their previous owner dies. She hopes to someday find her freedom, no matter the cost.
Need more recommendations?
Check out the American Library Association’s young adult book lists at: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists or these
great resources:
For Teens by Teens: Some reviews are long, some short, but all are honest! http://teenbooksreviews.blogspot.com/
Novelist: Novelist is a database that will allow you to search for whatever kind of book you like or need.
You can find it in our list of online resources. http://www.midyork.org/WebCat/index.html
Teen Ink: All book reviews are written by teens! http://teenink.com/Reviews/
Teenreads: Book reviews, author interviews, and contests! http://www.teenreads.com/
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