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Selected resources for high school students compiled by Dajo Finlayson and Mia Macrossan For Years 7-9

Henry Hoey Hobson by Christine Bongers Twelve- year- old Henry Hoey Hobson arrives at his sixth school, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, to discover he's the only boy in Year Seven. Friendless, fatherless and non- Catholic, Henry is not only a Perpetual Sucker, but a bloodsucker, according to his catty classmates. When he's caught moving a coffin into the creepy house next door, it drives a stake through the heart of his hopes of fitting in. His only chance to fight back is the school swimming carnival - sink or swim in the treacherous waters of Year Seven.

High Stakes by Meg Cabot Suze's new life in California is looking up. Cool friends, pool parties, good-hair days, plus the gorgeous ghost, Jesse, who hangs out in her bedroom. Best of all Tad, the cutest (live) boy in town, just asked her out! Then a screaming spirit wakes Suze in the middle of the night with a very important message. Suddenly she's on the trail of a creepy local businessman, who might or might not be a vampire. Oh, and who also happens to be Tad's dad. Suze's life just got dead complicated - again.

Insatiable by Meg Cabot Sick of hearing about vampires? So is Meena Harper. Meena Harper is familiar with the supernatural. After all, she knows how you're going to die. While she's always been able to see everyone else's destiny, she's never been able to look into her own. Maybe that's why when she meets Lucien Antonescu - a modern day prince who also has no destiny that she can foresee - she's instantly attracted. When an ancient society of vampire hunters shows up at Meena's door looking for Lucien, she's forced to face the truth: that her dream boyfriend might turn out to be more of a nightmare. There is a sequel Overbite with further adventures of Meena Harper.

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Phredde and the Leopard-skin Librarian: A Story to Eat with a Dinosaur Apple by Jackie French A school excursion to the Big Koala goes horribly wrong as Phredde, Pru, Bruce and their teacher, Mrs Olsen, (who also happens to be a vampire) and librarian, Miss Richards, (who also happens to be a martial arts expert) head back into the time of the dinosaurs. What they encounter is not for the faint-hearted, and includes giant marsupial lions, a dinosaur with diarrhoea and an exploding volcano. Who will save them? Can one kid, two fairies, a vampire and a librarian survive in the past with just a laptop computer, a flying carpet and a plastic spoon? Will Pru's werewolf brother ever get his girlfriend back? Can Pru get the dinosaur doo stains out of her tracksuit pants? And what - or who - is the Demon Duck of Doom?

The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks Nina became a vampire in 1973, when she was fifteen, and she hasn't aged a day since then. She hasn't had any fun either, because her life is so sickly and boring. It becomes even worse when one of the other vampires in her therapy group is staked by a mysterious slayer. Threatened with extinction, she and her fellow vampires decide to hunt down the culprit. Trouble is, they soon find themselves up against some gun-toting werewolf traffickers who'll stop at nothing. Can a bunch of feeble couch potatoes win a fight like this? Is there more to your average vampire than meets the eye?

Kisses from Hell This irresistible collection features stories of love amid vampires. From a fugitive vampire forced to trust a boy who might work for the group bent on destroying her, to the legendary romance of two immortals whose love compels them to risk everything, this heart pounding collection brings new meaning to the words 'love you forever.

Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan Mel and Cathy and Anna have passed vampires on the street and sat near them in cinemas, but they don't know any. Vampires stick to their own kind, and Mel and her friends hang out with other humans - until a vampire boy in a bizarre sun-proof suit shows up at school and captures Cathy's heart. Can Mel convince Cathy that life with a vampire is no life at all? Should she?

Dangerous Girls by R.L. Stine Destiny Weller and her twin sister, Livvy, return from their summer vacation with an overpowering thirst - an inhuman desire to drink blood. Have they turned into vampires? How will they keep their horrifying secret from their family and friends? And can they find a way to become human again... before it's too late?

The Werewolf Knight by Jenny Wagner PICTURE BOOK There are many secret stories in the world of nature and in the night. This is one of them. It tells about a wolf who is strangely gentle; about the people who would kill, and the one person who would love him.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle What really killed Sir Charles Baskerville? Is his nephew, Sir Henry, in danger from the legendary family curse, a gigantic black hound? Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are on the case, set on lonely Dartmoor. Neolithic ruins, a perilous quagmire, eerie sounds in the night, and an escaped convict thrown in for good measure.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place -he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their timely ghostly teachings - like the ability to Fade. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? Then there are things like ghouls that aren't really one thing or the other.

The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill When her father dies in battle, fourteen-year-old Thirrin becomes Queen of the Icemark, a tiny kingdom forever caught between dangerous neighbours. But she bears a heavy burden. Thirrin must find a way to protect her people from the most terrible invasion of werewolves her nation has ever known - and do so before the end of the winter snows.

Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland by Carolyn Keene Things are hairy in River Heights this holiday season. Two wolves have disappeared from Wild Wolf, the federal wolf preserve just outside of town. Local farmers think the missing wolves are killing their sheep, but there are also rumours of werewolf sightings nearby. At the same time, the annual River Heights Winter Carnival is set to begin. When the first two days of the outdoor festival are full of tragic disasters, Nancy can't help but wonder - is there a link between the carnival's trouble and the missing wolves? After the carnival's beautiful ice palace is destroyed, Nancy's sure there's a wolf at River Height's door. But is the leader of this pack of crimes human, or beast?

Owl Light by Maggie Pearson Hal has always been scared of the dark. The tales he hears of werewolves roaming the common are no help at all. And then his sister Ellie starts disappearing at night... The common is a wild, forbidden place, home to threatened badgers, werewolves, and the haunt of intriguing neighbours...

The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps) by R. L. Stine It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the dead rabbit. Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the moon. Or disappear at midnight. Or change into terrifying creatures when the moon is full...

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Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and all of whom meet up with demons, werewolves, griffins and other mythical beasts.

Spyforce Revealed by Deborah Abela As Max looked at the shiny metal blades that sliced ever closer, she wondered how she was going to foil Mr Blue's latest scheme to turn the world's children into zombies. Working undercover as a taste tester at a sweet factory seemed like the dream job, but it had turned into a deadly struggle against an evil mastermind. And now that one of her friends had turned against her, certain doom seemed only seconds away. Can Max and Linden once again outsmart Mr Blue? Or will they be too late and fall victim to his sickly- sweet plans? Could this be the end of Max Remy, Superspy?

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks If you have a kid who talks about the coming of the zombie apocalypse like it’s an absolute certainty, they have to read this book. This survival guide takes its premise very, very seriously. Brooks is an expert in disaster response and preparedness (he’s lectured around the globe) and he very calmly and very rationally breaks down exactly what you’d actually want to do if a zombie plague started spreading across the world. This will scare the pants off some kids and other kids will think it’s the coolest thing they’ve ever read.

Disney Zombies Welcome to Seabrook, a suburban town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep rallies. That is until one ground breaking semester when students from Zombietown integrate into Seabrook High School! As the human and zombie students struggle to coexist, a budding romance starts to change things.

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The Enemy Series by Charlie Higson The Enemy, The Dead, The Fear, The Sacrifice, The Hunted. The Fallen, The End When the sickness came, every parent, police officer, politician - every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive. Now there are rumours of a safe place to hide. So, a gang of children begin their quest across London, where all through the city - down alleyways, in deserted houses, underground - the zombie grown-ups lie in wait. Can they make it there - alive?

The Night Bus by Anthony Horowitz Nick and Jeremy are on a night bus at Halloween, but the other scarred and rotting passengers aren't trick-or-treaters! When his dad picks up a hitchhiker, Jacob finds himself in a life or death situation. Someone is harbouring a deadly secret. Who is the man with the yellow face in Peter's passport photo - because it isn't him... is it? Three stories of the macabre.

Mondays are Murder by Tanya Landman Zombies? Spooks? Or just plain murder? My name is Poppy Fields. I never believed in ghosts - until I stayed on a remote Scottish island, and people started dropping dead all over the place. Was a spirit taking revenge? When Graham and I investigated, we began to see right through it.

Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand After producing three horror movies that went mostly ignored on YouTube, Justin and his filmmaking buddies decide it is time they create something noteworthy, something epic. They're going to film the Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. They may not have money or a script, but they have passion. And, after a rash text message, they also have the beautiful Alicia Howtz-Justin's crush- as the lead. With only one month to complete their movie, a script that can't possibly get worse, and the hopes and dreams of Alicia on the line, Justin is feeling the pressure. Add to that a cast of uncooperative extras and incompetent production assistants, and Justin must face the sad, sad truth. He may actually be producing The Worst Zombie Movie Ever...

Freaky Stuff by Richard Tulloch Brian Hobble here, this fantastical book is about all these scary things that happen to me. It's so freaky, spine-tingling, nerve-racking and gut-churning, it's incredible I'm still alive to tell you about it. I have to escape from a savage dog as big as a sabre-toothed tiger, rollerblade down a ramp from 17,000,000,000 kilometres high, rescue my stupid little brother from flesh-eating zombies and, most totally terrifying of all, kiss a girl. I'm not saying who. Nobody you know. No really, I swear, you don't know her. Prepare to be freaked. Very freaked!

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For Years 10-12

The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, City of Heavenly Fire It’s after dark in New York City, and Clary Fray is seeing things. The best- looking guy in the nightclub just stabbed a boy to death – but the victim has vanished into thin air. Her mother has disappeared, and a hideous monster is lurking in her apartment. Clary realizes that she has stumbled into an invisible war - between ancient vampire forces and the secretive Shadowhunters – a war in which she has a fateful role to play...

The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess When Tessa Gray arrives in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Friendless and hunted, Tessa seeks refuge with the Shadowhunters, a band of warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons. Drawn ever deeper into their world, she finds herself fascinated by, and torn between, two best friends and quickly realises that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

Rise of the Fallen by Teagan Chilcott Appearing as students at a local Brisbane high school, Emilie and Cael are centuries-old elementals on the run. Their inseparable bond starts to fray when Soul, an irresistible demon, comes on the scene and Emilie follows him into the savage world where she and Cael were once kept captive. Emilie is enchanted by Soul and a new existence where nothing is sacred - where death comes in the alleyway and graveyard brawls are commonplace - and she has to find her way among the shapeshifters and vampires in a demon hierarchy as complex as algebra.

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The Passage by Justin Cronin An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, The Passage is the story of Amy—abandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic proportions.

Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz Masquerade, Revelations, The Van Alen Legacy, Misguided Angel, Bloody Valentine, Lost in Time and Gates of Paradise. Within New York City’s most elite families, there lurks a secret society of celebrated Americans whose ancestors sailed on the Mayflower. They are the powerful and the wealthy—and in fact, they are not human. They are the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of fallen angels forced to live on earth as vampires.

Saltwater Vampires by Kirsty Eager For Jamie Mackie, summer holidays in the coastal town of Rocky Head mean surfing, making money, and good times at the local music festival. This year, vampires are on the festival line-up... fulfilling a pact made on the wreck of the Batavia, four hundred years ago. If their plans succeed, nobody in Rocky Head will survive to see out the new year.

The Legendeer series by Alan Gibbons Shadow of the Minotaur, Vampyr Legion and the Warriors of the Raven. These are the games that open the gateway between our world and the realm of myth and legend, with heroes and monsters, daring deeds and narrow escapes, triumphs and tragedies. Phoenix escapes the ordeal of his own life in order to face the evil Gamesmaster. What if there are places where our nightmares live and wait for us? Phoenix has found one and it's alive. Armies of bloodsucking vampires and terrifying werewolves, the creatures of our darkest dreams, are poised to invade our world. As he prepares to enter the second deadly computer game in The Legendeer series, he knows he must win or never come back.

The Evernight series by Claudia Gray Evernight, Stargazer, Hourglass, Afterlife, Balthazar Bianca has been uprooted from her happy, uneventful life to start anew at an elite boarding school for vampires where her parents will now be professors. She and Lucas Ross share a special connection from the moment they meet and he, like Bianca and a few others, is an outsider.

Solace and Grief by Foz Meadows Solace Morgan was born a vampire. Raised in foster care, she has always tried to keep her abilities secret, until an eerie encounter with a faceless man prompts her to run away.

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The Drake Chronicles series by Alyxandra Harvey My Love Lies Bleeding, Blood Feud, Out for Blood, Bleeding Hearts, Blood Moon and Blood Prophecy Solange has always known she is a vampire. As the only female vampire ever born, not initiated, she is surrounded by danger on all sides - from other vampire tribes who want to take her blood into their lineage, and from the bounty hunters who are set on destroying her and her family.

Vampire Knight manga series by Matsuri Hino Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires.

Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London Only sunlight can save us. We built the wall to keep them out, to keep us safe. It also makes us prisoners, trapped in what's left of our ravaged city, fearing nightfall. After the death of my parents, it's up to me - as the newest delegate for humanity - to bargain with our vampire overlord. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the monsters. Then again, nothing could have prepared me for Lord Valentine… or his son. First in a trilogy, followed by Blood-Kissed Sky and

After Daybreak by J.A. London Our last hope lies with our oldest enemies. When we lost the war with the vampires, our world changed. The Old Family overlords trapped up in a few scattered cities and demanded our blood. Then Victor - the first vampire I've ever trusted, ever loved - came to power, and I hoped for peace between our kinds. Only now a new type of monster, Day Walkers, has emerged, and their maniacal leader is threatening to destroy us all, human and vampire alike.

Falling to Ash by Karen Mahoney You can't choose your family... living or dead. Trapped between two very different worlds, newly made vampire Moth is struggling to find her place in either. Not only does she have to answer to her religious family but her over-protective Maker, Theo, is intent on making her the star attraction in his powerful Boston vampire clan. Moth will have to pull off the double-act of the century to please both of them. Adding to her problems is the dangerously attractive Jason Murdoch, a trainee vampire hunter who loves to play cat and mouse in his spare time. When the teenagers of Boston's wealthiest families start to disappear, it forces Moth and Jason into an uneasy truce.

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Bloodline by Kate Cary When Mary's childhood sweetheart returns from the war, she barely recognises the boy she fell in love with. John is tormented by nightmares - not only the horrors of battle, but the grisly midnight exploits of his captain, Quincey Harker. So, when Harker appears in England, Mary is determined to resist his sinister charm. Harker's gaze rests on other prey - a bride to restore Count Dracula's poisonous bloodline.

Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow Kiss, Blood Promise, Spirit Bound, Last Sacrifice Two races of vampires walk our world. One, the Moroi, are alive and wield elemental magical. The other, the Strigoi, are undead and evil, feeding on the innocent to survive. Rose Hathaway, a half-vampire with poor impulse control, is training to be a bodyguard for a Moroi princess.

Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead Bloodlines, The Golden Lily, The Indigo Spell, The Fiery Heart, Silver Shadows, and The Ruby Circle Sydney's blood is special. That's because she's an alchemist - one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. The last encounter Sydney had with vampires got her in deep trouble with the other alchemists. Now with her allegiances in question, her future is on the line.

The Twilight Saga series by Stephenie Meyer Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Culllen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable, and a vampire.

The Blood Countess by Tara Moss Pandora English is no ordinary small- town orphan. When she's invited to live with her mysterious Great Aunt Celia in New York City, she seizes the opportunity to escape her stifling hometown, break from her tragic past and make it as a writer. Pandora lands a job at a fashion magazine and her first assignment is covering the A-list launch of the latest miracle cream, Blood of Youth. Something is not right about the product, nor Athanasia, the drop- dead beautiful face of the brand. It seems there may be a secret ingredient in Blood of Youth, a secret worth killing for.

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Prom Nights from Hell In this collection, bestselling authors take bad Prom nights to a whole new level - a paranormally bad level. Wardrobe catastrophes and two left feet are nothing compared with discovering you're dancing with the Grim Reaper - and he isn't here to tell you how hot you look. Five fun-filled stories!

The Kiss of Death by Marcus Sedgwick 'Death comes in many forms, but in Venice death comes by water...' It's the perfect place to hoard secrets. Here the Shadow Queen has her vampire lair, and here she'll gather her forces for a final battle. Marko and Sorrel are unwitting players in her last act as they search for his father and try to stop the madness claiming hers.

My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick In the bitter cold of winter Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in Chust and settle there as woodcutters. Tomas is a man with a past; a past that is tracking him with deadly intent. As surely as the snow falls softly in the forest of one hundred thousand silver birch trees, father and son must face a soulless vampire enemy and a terrifying destiny.

Birth of a Killer by Darren Shan For every vampire, the end... is just the beginning. When terrible events force young Larten Crepsley to flee his home he finds himself alone in the world. Then he meets the mysterious Seba Nile, who introduces him to the ways of the vampire clan. Will Larten turn his back on humanity and join a world from which there can be no return? So, begins the blood-soaked tale of a vampire who starts out a nobody - but who will change the world forever.

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow Strange Angels, Jealousy; Betrayals, Defiance, Reckoning The Real World is a frightening place. Just ask sixteen- year old orphan Dru Anderson, a tough girl who has taken down her fair share of bad guys. She's armed, dangerous and ready to kill first and ask questions later. So, it's gonna take her a while to figure out who she can trust.

Dracula by Bram Stoker Jonathan Harker is sent by his law firm to Castle Dracula to discuss business with Transylvanian noble, Count Dracula. His nightmare experience there is just the start of a macabre chain of events. Harker soon finds himself in a race against time to free his wife Mina and other souls who are in thrall to the evil vampire Count. Dracula must be destroyed at all costs...

Never Bite a Boy on the First Date by Tamara Summers When we found the guy and saw the holes in his neck, the cause of death was obvious. "It wasn't me," I said. "I make one mistake and suddenly every little vampire attack is my fault? That's so unfair!" It doesn't matter how much I protest, unless I can prove my innocence I'll be spending the next decade in a padded coffin.

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Peeps by Scott Westerfeld After a chance encounter with a mysterious woman one night, Cal's life is changed forever. He's been infected with an insidious parasite. The good news: he's only a carrier. The bad news: he's infected all his former girlfriends - and now they've turned into what Cal calls 'Peeps'. The rest of us know them as vampires. It's Cal's job to hunt them down, before they create even more of their own kind...

The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld Until this summer, New York had always looked pretty much the same to me. This part of Brooklyn seemed to change every time I saw it, like someone dying of a disease before my eyes. Luz always talked about 'the sickness' like it wasn't just Minerva but the whole city - maybe the whole world - that was afflicted. Strange things are happening in New York City. For Moz, Zahler and Pearl, all that matters is their new band. As the city reels under a mysterious epidemic, they join up with a vampire lead singer and a drummer whose fractured mind can sense the coming darkness. Will their music stave off the end of the world? Or summon it?

Sunshine by Robin McKinley There hadn’t been any trouble out at the lake in years. Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for a minute. But then the vampires found her . . . Now, chained and imprisoned in a once-beautiful decaying mansion, alone but for the vampire, Constantine, shackled next to her, Sunshine realizes that she must call on her own hidden strength if she is to survive.

Thirsty by M T Anderson All Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning into a vampire. So while his hometown performs an ancient ritual that keeps Tch’muchgar, the Vampire Lord, locked in another world, Chris desperately tries to save himself from his own vampiric fate. He needs help, but whom can he trust?

Vampires: The Un-history of the Undead by Tony Thompson Vampires are always simmering in popular culture - this is their story: Meet the first film vampire, Count Orlock, who would influence Bela Lugosi's Dracula and so many others. Find out about the novel that inspired the scariest TV show of all time. Encounter Anne Rice's rock-star vampire. Cross paths with the vamp who nearly destroyed Spider-Man.

Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin The only thing Avery Hood can remember about the night her parents died is that she saw silver-deadly silver, moving inhumanly fast. As much as she wants to remember who killed them, she can't, and there's nothing left to do but try to piece her life back together.

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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

Secrets and Shadows by Shannon Delaney Nothing's simple when you run with werewolves. Jess Gillmansen thinks she's seen it all but her eyes are about to be opened to even more danger and a reality far more paranormal than she's suspected.

Waer by Meg Caddy When Lowell Sencha finds the strange girl lying as if dead on the riverbank, he is startled to find that she is like them: waer. Human, but able to assume the form of a wolf. The Sencha family’s small community has kept itself sequestered and unnoticed, free from persecution. The arrival of a fellow traveller, and a hunted one at that, threatens their very survival.

The Thing About Wolves by Leigh Evans Being put in charge of a werewolf pack might be someone’s dream, but it’s Hedi’s nightmare. Hints that it’s not working out include the Creemore wolves wanting her blood. And the Council of Weres wanting her dead... Then all Hedi's wishes are granted. Robson Trowbridge, pack leader, returns – and her love isn't alone.

Jatta by Jenny Hale Jatta is a princess in the kingdom of Alteeda, but her life is no fairy tale. Her mother was slain by werewolves when Jatta was three years old, and the palace has been haunted by fear ever since. Then Jatta wakes one morning, bruised and disoriented, soaked in sweat, to see her bedroom smeared with bloody paw prints

Wolfblood series by Robert Rigby (Book & film) Pull of the Moon; Call of the Wild; Wolves Among Us; Wild City The series follows teenage Wolfbloods. Humans with the ability to transform into wolves at the full moon and at times when they're stressed. This mysterious race has lived among us for centuries. Wolfbloods have superhuman powers in the form of strength, speed, agility and heightened senses, and retain these even when in human form.

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Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater Linger, Shiver, Forever, Sinner For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow- eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick Seventeen- year old Alex is hiking through the wilderness when it happens: an earth- shattering electromagnetic pulse that destroys almost everything. Survivors are divided between those who have developed a superhuman sense and those who have acquired a taste for human flesh. These zombie flesh-hunters stalk the land: hungry, ruthless and increasingly clever. Alex meets Tom, a young army veteran, and Ellie, a lost girl. They will fight together and be torn apart, but Alex must face the most difficult question of all: in such a vastly changed world, who can you trust?

World War Z by Max Brooks The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks travelled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, of that dreadful time.

Feral by James DeMonaco and B.K. Evenson A fire at a top research facility released an airborne pathogen that quickly spread to every male on the planet, killing most. These new men, ferals, were driven to destroy every remaining woman. Three years later, Allie has joined a group of hardened and well-armed women fighting for survival in an isolated encampment. In the wilderness beyond their guarded walls, the ferals' numbers are swelling. Allie knows something catastrophic is brewing on the horizon, and hope is running out. The ferals are coming, and there is no stopping them.

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Secrets and Shadows by Shannon Delaney Nothing’s simple when you run with werewolves. Jess Gillmansen thinks she’s seen it all but her eyes are about to be opened to even more danger and a reality far more paranormal than she’s suspected. ...

Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist For nearly a year peace reigned in the enchanted kingdom of Rillanon. But now an evil power raises the dead and makes corpses do battle with the living at the behest of the Guild of Death? What high magic can defeat it?

The Outlands trilogy by Jackie French In the Blood, Blood Moon, Flesh and Blood The City has called on Danielle Forest, Virtual Engineer, to find the source of a new influenza epidemic that is infecting the City and threatening the Outlands. The disease turns those affected into zombies, intent on killing all around them. If the epidemic is not controlled, the deaths are likely to be greater than anything the world has ever seen. Danielle and her boyfriend, Neil, may be infected with the disease and so they must race against time to find the source in order for an antidote to be made. Can they find the source of this terrible disease before it's too late?

Zombies: The Recent Dead by Neil Gaiman et al You can't kill the dead! Like any good monster, the zombie has proven to be ever-evolving, monumentally mutable, and open to seemingly endless imaginative interpretations: the thralls of voodoo sorcerers, George Romero's living dead, societal symbols, dancing thrillers, viral victims, reanimated ramblers, video gaming targets, post-apocalyptic permutations, shuffling sidekicks, literary mash-ups, the comedic, and, yes, even the romantic.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into a different type of read.

The Mammoth Book of Zombies by Stephen Jones The zombie - a soulless corpse raised from the grave to do its master's bidding - may have had its factual basis in the voodoo ceremonies of the West Indies, but it is in fiction, movies, video games and comics that the walking dead have flourished. What makes a zombie? This Twentieth Anniversary Edition of one of the first and most influential zombie anthologies answers that question with 26 tales of rot and resurrection from classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, along with modern masters of the macabre Clive Barker, Brian Lumley, Kim Newman, Lisa Tuttle, and many more.

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Darkness by Nick Lake Trapped beneath the rubble of the Haitian earthquake of 2010, a teenage boy is terrified, desperate and alone. A child of the slums, Shorty has been drawn into the world of voodoo and zombies. Shorty has a secret: a flame of revenge that burns inside him, a flame that fires his resolve to find the twin sister stolen from him seven years ago. In darkness the line between the present and the past begins to blur and, as Shorty fights for life, his struggle becomes part of a two hundred- year old story - a story of courage and betrayal, of freedom and of hope.

Dead of Night: A Zombie Novel by Jonathan Maberry A prison doctor injects a condemned serial killer with a formula designed to keep his consciousness awake while his body rots in the grave. But all drugs have unforeseen side-effects. Before he could be buried, the killer wakes up. Hungry. Infected. Contagious. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang...but a bite.

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson A 1954 science fiction horror novel. It was influential in the development of the zombie- vampire genre and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. The source book for every subsequent tale of zombie apocalypse, Before The Omega Man, I Am Legend had already been made into a movie called The Last Man On Earth, with Vincent Price.

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion R is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization. And then he meets a girl. First as his captive, then his reluctant guest, Julie is a blast of living colour in R’s grey landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn't want to eat this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond will cause ripples they can’t imagine, and their hopeless world won’t change without a fight.

Alone Series by James Phelan Chasers, Survivor, Quarantine Four teenagers. One destroyed city. Thousands of infected predators. Jesse is on a UN Youth Ambassadors camp in New York when his subway carriage is rocked by an explosion. Jesse and his three friends, Dave, Mini and Anna, crawl out from the wreckage to discover a city in chaos. Streets are deserted. Buildings are in ruins. Worse, the only other survivors seem to be infected with a virus that turns them into horrifying zombie predators. Outnumbered, No sign of life. Just them and you... ALONE.

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Strange Angels Series by Lili St Crow Strange Angels; Betrayals; Jealousy; Defiance The Real World is a frightening place. Just ask sixteen- year old orphan Dru Anderson, a tough girl who has taken down her fair share of bad guys. She's armed, dangerous and ready to kill first and ask questions later. So, it's gonna take her a while to figure out who she can trust.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan In Mary’s world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. When the fence is breached, and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death? The first in a trilogy followed by The Dead-Tossed Waves and The Dead and Empty World.