CHILDREN'S
Released: June 19, 2012
"This smart, stylish series opener raises the bar for paranormal fiction, leaving readers impatient for the next installment. (author's note) (Urban fantasy. 12 & up)"
Crime noir meets paranormal romance in this addictive thriller about two London teens in whom the fae awakens, conferring abilities at once exhilarating and harshly stigmatized.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2011
"Thoughtful, scary and captivating. (Urban fantasy. 14 & up)"
In an impeccably paced and unusually profound urban-fantasy novel, 16-year-old half-demon Catholic-school student Jael Thompson comes into her powers, explores her heritage and battles a tyrannical Hell beast.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 4, 2011
"This gleeful page-turner is a winner. (Urban fantasy. YA)"
Reeves returns to her fictional East Texas town of Portero for a tale more gruesome, disturbing and shamelessly enjoyable than Bleeding Violet (2009).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
"Buy this novel for readers of Franny Billingsley and Dia Calhoun as well as fans of urban fantasy. (Fantasy. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
"A refreshing entry in the urban-fantasy field and a solid adventure tale. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
Blithe and flighty at the beginning, the protagonist and plot quickly darken and deepen in this fantasy and magical coming-of-age story set at Princeton.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 21, 2010
"Some of the urban-fantasy elements get dropped in the crowd partway through, but enough grotesque goodies remain to keep this a fast-paced, dark delicacy. (Urban fantasy. 12-14)"
Mackie's nauseated by the scent of blood, is burned by cold iron and would die if he entered a church.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
"Krystal and her fellow Mystyx are all people of color, adding a dimension of diversity too rarely seen in the genre. (Paranormal mystery. YA)"
New Yorker Krystal, 15, moves to her mother's hometown of Lincoln, Conn., after her parents divorce.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 8, 2010
"This urban fantasy with its scarred heroine and intermittent violence is not for Twilight fans but may well appeal to Melissa Marr's readers and teens who like their fantasy on the gritty side. (Fantasy. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 4, 2010
"Urban fantasy, con story, coming of age—whatever you call it, read it. (Urban fantasy. 14 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 12, 2010
"Fast-paced adventure and an unfamiliar, frightening enemy set a new scene for teen urban fantasy. (Urban fantasy. YA)"
Ellie is in her final year at a New Zealand boarding school, living the typical teen's life: classes, friends, a black belt in tae kwon do and a crush on an adorable yet enigmatic boy named Mark.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 14, 2009
"Characters, setting, conflict—all develop nicely to create a light urban fantasy that goes down easy and will have readers asking for its sequel. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
Growing up Talentless in a family of witches has been hard on Tamsin, particularly since her older, perfect sister Rowena oozes Talent.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 2, 2009
"Delicious. (Fantasy. YA)"
A fresh voice dancing between wicked humor and crepuscular sumptuousness invigorates this urban fantasy.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2008
"Teen readers might scream loud enough to raise the dead. (Fiction. 14 & up)"
After seeing a ghost in her school, Chloe Saunders arrives at the Lyle House, a home for troubled teens, but specters keep surfacing, causing her to question both her sanity and supposedly safe surroundings.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 12, 2007
"Overlong wish-fulfillment, but enjoyably sultry. (Fantasy. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 27, 2007
"Lush and fun. (Fantasy. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2004
"And yes, the tattooed and pierced Imogene does turn spectacularly blue in one of the many page-turning plot points. (Fantasy. YA)"
Readers always know what to expect in a de Lint fantasy: supple, sinuous writing in a contemporary setting laced with fantasy neatly hardwired in place.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2002
"A labyrinthine plot with Goth sensibility makes this a luscious treat for fans of urban fantasy and romantic horror. (Fiction. YA)"
