"I was born to the name of Rachel Weatere in the year 1684, more than three hundred years ago.
The one who changed me named me Risika, and Risika I became, though I never asked what it meant. I continue to call myself Risika, even though I was transformed into what I am against my will.
By day, Risika sleeps in a shaded room in Concord, Massachusetts. By night, she hunts the streets of New York City. She is used to being alone.
But now someone is following Risika. Someone has left her a black rose, the same sort of rose that sealed her fate three hundred years ago.
Three hundred years ago Risika had a family -- a brother and a sister who loved her. Three hundred years ago she was human.
Now she is a vampire, a powerful one. And her past has come back to torment her.
This atmospheric, haunting tale marks the stunning debut of a promising young novelist. …More

Kidnapping. Car theft. Murder. Vampires. Kerry's got a tough night ahead of her. …More

California Young Reader Medal Winner - 1993
This engrossing novel combines spine-tingling suspense with romance for an unforgettable read. "(The Silver Kiss) . . . blazes a bloody trail in YA literature--it is horrific, tender, poignant and mesmerizing".--Robert Cormier, author of I Am the Cheese. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. …More

A classic tale returns. From the moment he knows that he is destined to be a vampire, Chris thirsts for the blood of people around him while also struggling to remain human. …More

Tayshas Reading List 2008-2009

College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation. When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show many signs of life, but they'll have Claire's back when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood. Original. …More

Bursting with the sharp intelligence and sly humor that's fast becoming his trademark, Westerfield's new novel is an utterly original take on an archetype of horror--the vampire. …More

On her first day at Evernight Academy, Bianca knows she's not like the other students: sleek, beautiful, almost predatory. She finds herself drawn to another outsider who seems to be hiding a dark secret. …More

ARE YOU UP to your neck in bloodsucking vampire stories?
Tired of those tales about dentally enhanced dark lords?
Before I wrote this book I thought all vampires were night-stalking, fangpopping, bloodsucking fiends. Then I met Morning McCobb. He's a vegan vampire who drinks a soy-blood substitute called Blood Lite. He believes staking should be a hate crime. And someday he hopes to march in a Vampire Pride Parade. He was also the first vampire to out himself and try to show people of mortality, like you and me, that vampires are just another minority with special needs. Trust me--this is like no other vampire book you'll ever feed on.
So, as my buddy Morning says, "Pop the lid, and suck it up." …More

2008 Grand Canyon Reader Award- Tween Nominee

A boy learns how tough it is to be the new kid at school when your classmates are vampires …More

Mina Hamilton's parents want her dead--or undead to be precise. They're vampires and are pushing her to decide whether to become a vampire herself. How's a girl supposed to find the perfect prom date and pass third-year French when her mom and dad are breathing down her neck--literally? …More

Schuyler Van Alen begins to wonder if the legends of vampires are really true. When she turns 15, she starts to crave raw food and is having flashbacks to ancient times. After a classmate is found dead--and bloodless--Schuyler doesn't know what to think. Hyperion Books for Children …More

Enter the dark, magical world of The House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. Sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird has just been Marked as a fledgling vampyre and joins the House of Night, a school where she will train to become an adult vampire. That is, if she makes it through the Change--and not all of those who are Marked do. It sucks to begin a new life, especially away from her friends, and on top of that, Zoey is no average fledgling. She has been chosen as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx. Zoey discovers she has amazing powers, but along with her powers come bloodlust and an unfortunate ability to Imprint her human ex-boyfriend. To add to her stress, she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers: When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite group, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny--with a little help from her new vampyre friends. …More

St. Vladimiras Academy isnat just any boarding schoolaitas a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. Theyave been on the run, but now theyare being dragged back to St. Vladimirasathe very place where theyare most in danger. . . .

Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academyas ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoiathe worldas fiercest and most dangerous vampiresamake Lissa one of them forever. …More

From the acclaimed author of "Damages" comes the compelling tale of a young vampire on an unexpected journey who gains the strength to face his darkest fears. …More

2008 Grand Canyon Reader Award- Teen Winner
2007 Gateway Readers Award Winner
2007 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Winner
2006 ALA Young Adult Top Ten Selection
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Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. When she meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen--a vampire--her life takes a thrilling and terrifying romantic turn. Young Adult. …More

From the mind that brought fans the cult heroine Sonja Blue come two thrilling new vampires--rivals for power in an Upper East Side world of privilege, intrigue, and danger. …More