CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2009
"A light read, probably quickly forgotten but fun going down. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2009
"Those tired of torrid bloodsucker stories or looking for a comic riff on the trend will feel refreshed by the vomitous, guinea-pig–drinking accidental heroics of Nina and her pals. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
Narrator Nina, "fanged" 35 years ago at age 15, supports herself by writing sexy vampire novels, but in fact she and her fellow Australian vampires (all seven of them) suffer from chronic nausea and extreme light sensitivity (which results in frequent eye hemorrhages), and subsist on animal blood and supplements devised by the 19th-century doctor in the group.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2009
"Further, the unabashed borrowing from other works—when in danger, the hero experiences a Harry Potter–esque burning sensation in her scar—force comparisons that this uninspired horror-comedy would do better to avoid. (Horror. 13 & up)"
Zombie horror meets high-school drama in this derivative comedy about a girl who yearns for a normal life even as she struggles to master her role as a Settler of the undead.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2008
"Still, vampire stories always have readers, and this is pure wish fulfillment—a vampire romance with no biting. (Fantasy. 12-16)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 6, 2008
"Stephenie Meyer meets John Green in debut author Waters's wry, original supernatural romance, which blends sensitivity and deadpan humor to reflect a culture clash on both sides of the living spectrum. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2005
"Entrancing throughout—but squeamish readers beware. (afterword, bibliography) (Science fiction. YA)"
Both medical thriller and science fiction, this fast-paced, captivating modern vampire story is enriched with biology and history.
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