EPL Picks - Teen - Urban Fantasy
Annotation:Werewolves, vampires, and human hybrids all work up an appetite in this novel of dark fantasy, young love, and culinary secrets. The strong, businesslike heroine and the gothic-horror comedy makes this more like Buffy the Vampire Slayer than Twilight. Grade 8 - up
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Annotation:Fourteen-year-old TJ makes friends with Elizabeth - a six-inch-high goth teen with major attitude and a potty mouth. Grade 6 - 9
Annotation:Cal Thompson is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism, and must hunt down all of the girlfriends he has unknowingly infected. A smart blend of science, legend and conspiracy. Grade 9 - 12
Annotation:The edgy tale of Kaye, a New Jersey teen who becomes entangled in the complicated net of politics in the grim orgies of the faerie court. Grade 9 - 12
Annotation:Sixteen-year-old Nick and his family have battled magicians and demons for most of his life, but when his brother, Alan, is marked for death while helping new friends Jamie and Mae, Nick's determination to save Alan leads him to uncover a devastating secret. Dark fantasy with a fast pace. Grade 9 - up
Annotation:Turquoise Draka, a mercenary trained to fight vampires, witches, and shape-shifters, infiltrates a vampire stronghold, but ghosts from her past and new possibilities for her future threaten to distract her from the work at hand. It's a classic battle of good versus evil and the choices are never simple. Grade 7 - 10
Annotation:In a world similar to Victorian London, Thaniel, a 17-year-old hunter of deadly, demonic creatures called the wych-kin, takes in a lost, possessed girl, and becomes embroiled in a plot to unleash evil on the world. Grade 7 - 12
Annotation:Following visions that lead her into the Realms, a magical and powerful world where anything is possible, Gemma discovers her connection to a powerful group called the Order and must decide if the danger of using magic is really worth it. Grade 8 - 12
Annotation:Teens fight evil and fall in love in the shadows of New York City. Vampires, werewolves, angels and fairies; there's something for every fan of urban fantasy in the Mortal Instruments series. Grade 8 - up
Annotation:Cathy is an aspiring artist who becomes involved in a supernatural mystery after discovering that her ex-boyfriend is more than two hundred years old. A fast-paced adventure through San Francisco's Chinatown, told in the form of a journal containing sketches, handwritten notes and doodles. First in a series. Grade 7 - up
Annotation:The first in a fast-paced series of adventures about a young half-vampire assistant to Larten Crepsley, a full vampire. Low-key horror. Grade 4 - 8
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For readers looking for a spine-tingling adrenaline rush, check out demons, vampires, werewolves and evil faeries creating supernatural mayhem in the contemporary world. LP/MNJ
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