Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Youth Services Department
Suggested Reading List
Young Adult
Werewolf Fiction
Armstrong, Kelley. Darkest Powers Series. Y FIC Armstrong
Chloe Saunders is haunted by a particularly violent ghost and is
sent to Lyle House, a center for disturbed teens, where she finds
herself investigating a series of other paranormal happenings.
Includes The
Summoning (2008), The Awakening (2009) and The Reckoning
(2010).
Barlow, Toby. Sharp
Teeth. FIC Barlow
Dogcatcher, Anthony, has no idea that his girlfriend is a werewolf
who has abandoned her pack, but her efforts to keep her secret lead
to murderous results.
Cabot, Meg. ed. Prom Nights from Hell. Y SS Prom
Contains five stories of prom nights populated by vampires, demons,
and the grim reaper, including selections by Meg Cabot, Kim
Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Stephenie Meyer, and Lauren Myracle. The
exterminator's daughter / Meg Cabot -- The corsage / Lauren Myracle
-- Madison Avery and the dim reaper / Kim Harrison -- Kiss and tell
/ Michele Jaffe -- Hell on Earth / Stephenie Meyer.
Clare, Cassandra. Mortal Instruments Series. Y FIC Clare
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to
returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray
is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and
Clary herself is almost killed by a monster. Includes City of Bones
(2007), City
of Ashes (2008), City of Glass (2009), & City of Fallen
Angels (2011). Prequel: Clockwork Angel (2010)
Davis, Heather. Never Cry Werewolf. Y FIC Davis
Forced to attend a camp for teens with behavior problems,
sixteen-year-old Shelby Locke's attempts to follow the rules go
astray when she meets a handsome British werewolf.
Delany, Shannon. 13 to Life. YPB Delany
Jessica's life turns upside-down when she meets first-generation
Russian-American Pietr Rusakova, and the secrets he holds opens up
Jessica's curiosity. Continues in Secrets of Shadows (2011) and Bargains and
Betrayals (2011).
Dunkle, Clare. By
These
Ten Bones. Y FIC Dunkle
After a mysterious young wood-carver with a horrifying secret
arrives in her small Scottish town, Maddie gains his trust--and his
heart--and seeks a way to save both him and her townspeople from an
ancient evil.
Gray, Claudia. Fateful.
Y FIC Gray
When seventeen-year-old Tess Davies, a ladies' maid, meets handsome
Alec Marlow aboard the RMS "Titanic," she quickly becomes entangled
in the dark secrets of his past, but her growing love puts her in
mortal peril even before fate steps in.
Hawthorne, Rachel. Moonlight. YPB Hawthorne
(SERIES)
While working as a wilderness guide in the national forest where her
parents were killed twelve years earlier, seventeen-year-old Kayla
is powerfully drawn to Lucas, who she learns is her appointed
guardian--and much more--as she discovers her true identity and
destiny. Full
Moon (2009), Dark of the Moon (2009), Shadow of the Moon
(2010)
Jinks, Catherine. The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group.
Y FIC Jinks
When Tobias wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the night
before, a mysterious man tells him he has a dangerous condition, and
he finds himself involved with a group of werewolves convinced he
needs their help.
Johnson, Christine. Claire de Lune. Y FIC Johnson
On her sixteenth birthday Claire discovers strange things happening
and when her mother reveals their family secret which explains the
changes, Claire feels her world, as she has known it to be, slowly
slipping away.
Jones, Carrie. Need.
Y FIC Jones
Depressed after the death of her stepfather, high school junior Zara
goes to live with her grandmother in a small Maine town, where new
friends tell Zara the strange man she keeps seeing may be a pixie
king, and that only "were" creatures can stop him from taking souls.
Sequels are Captivate
(2010) and Entice
(2010).
Klaus, Annette Curtis. Blood and Chocolate. Y FIC Klaus
Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must
battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide
where she belongs and with whom.
Lanagan, Mardo. Red Spikes. Y SS Lanagan
A collection of ten short stories about the supernatural and
interpersonal relationships. Includes Baby Jane -- Monkey's
paternoster -- A good heart -- Winkie -- A feather in the breast of
God -- Hero Vale -- Under hell, over heaven -- Mouse maker --
Forever upward -- Daughter of the clay.
McBride, Lish. Hold
Me
Closer Necromancer. Y FIC McBride
Sam LaCroix, a Seattle fast-food worker and college dropout,
discovers that he is a necromancer, part of a world of harbingers,
werewolves, satyrs, and one particular necromancer who sees Sam as a
threat to his lucrative business of raising the dead.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight Series. Y FIC Meyer/YPB Meyer
Follows the experiences of Bella Swan, a young woman who moves to
Forks, Washington, and becomes caught up in the lives of the
handsome vampire, Edward Cullen, and Jake, a werewolf. Includes Twilight
(2005), New
Moon (2006), Eclipse
(2007) and Breaking
Dawn (2008).
Pearce, Jackson. Sisters Red. Y FIC Pearce
After a Fenris, or werewolf, killed their grandmother and almost
killed them, sisters Scarlett and Rosie March devote themselves to
hunting and killing the beasts that prey on teenaged girls, learning
how to lure them with red cloaks and occasionally using the help of
their old friend, Silas, the woodsman's son. Companion book: Sweetly
(2011)
Perez, Marlene. Dead is the New Black. Y FIC Perez
Seventeen-year-old Daisy Giordano, daughter and sister of psychics,
attempts to help her mother discover who is behind a series of
bizarre attacks on teenage girls in their little town of Nightshade,
California. Sequels Dead is a State of Mind (2009), Dead is so Last
Year (2009), Dead is Just a Rumor (Fall 2010) and Dead is not an
Option (2011).
Sampson, Jeff. Vesper:
A
Deviant's Novel. Y FIC Sampson
By the time sixteen-year-old Emily discovers that she and several of
her high school classmates in their small Washington town are
products of genetic engineering, they display all very dangerous
powers by night and are stalked by a murderer.
Selzer, Adam. I
Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked it. YPB Selzer
Living in the post-human era when the undead are part of everyday
life, high schooler Alley breaks her no-dating rule when Doug
catches her eye, but classmate Will demands to turn her into a
vampire and her zombie boyfriend may be unable to stop him.
Shan, Darren. Demonata series. Y FIC Shan/YPB Shan
A teenage boy must outwit not only the mental health professionals
determined to cure his delusions, but also the demonic forces only
he can see. Werewolves included in Blood Beast (2007), Demon Apocalypse
(2008) & Wolf
Island (2010)
Showalter, Gena. Intertwined series. Y FIC Showalter
Aden Stone, a sixteen-year-old boy who has four souls living inside
him and who simply wants to find peace, meets Mary Ann, a girl who
can silence the voices, and as their friendship develops; their bond
is tested by a werewolf shape-shifter and a vampire
princess. Includes Intertwined (2009), Unraveled (2010), Twisted
(2011)
Shusterman, Neal. Red Rider’s Hood. Y FIC Shusterman
After learning that there are werewolves in his city, a
sixteen-year-old is even more surprised to discover the identities
of the hunters who drove them out decades earlier, but he soon
infiltrates the Wolves gang to help destroy them for good.
Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Tantalize. Y FIC Smith
When multiple murders in Austin, Texas, threaten the grand
re-opening of her family's vampire-themed restaurant,
seventeen-year-old, orphaned Quincie worries that her best
friend-turned-love interest, Keiren, a werewolf-in-training, may be
the prime suspect.
Stiefvater. Maggie. Shiver. Y FIC Stiefvater
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her
house. One yellow-eyed wolf, her wolf, is a haunting presence she
can't seem to live without. Sequels are Linger (2010) and Forever
(2011).
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