From: James Elliott <libraryjim>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:19:06 -0400 (EDT)

Nobody's mentioned "Fear Street". Are they still being read as fast as they were a few years ago?

Patricia Briggs has a new (grown up) series based on a shapeshifter who is a sort of go between for a community of werewolves and one of vampires in the pacific northwest.

Not really scary, but a nice take on the two legends (if only Underworld were this good!). The two books out so far are:

Moon Called Blood Lure

the third due out in January. They are perfectly appropriate for older teens -- no bad language, teaches respect for elders (some of whom are centuries old!), no descriptive sex (hinted).

One of the authors on my MySpace list of friends is Cynthia Leitich Smith, who writes supernatural romance thrillers for teens. The latest is called "Tantalize". I've not read it, but it sounds VERY good, something you can really sink your teeth into. (grin)

>From School Library Journal
Grade 8 Up?Orphaned at 13, Quince Morris, now 17, has been living with her Uncle Davidson and managing the family's restaurant. Her best friend and the love of her life, Kieran, is a werewolf in training who can not fully control the monster in him. As a result he will not return her affection for fear of the harm he could do to her. Within weeks of the grand reopening of the new vampire-themed restaurant, chaos breaks out. The chef is brutally murdered werewolf style, thus making Kieran a possible suspect. Quince has a month to transform the newly hired chef, Brad, into Sanguini's vampire extraordinaire and at the same time deal with the fact that Kieran is abandoning her to join his own wolfpack and that Brad is making advances. Readers will be tantalized by this dark, romantic, and disturbing fantasy of vampires, werewolves, and a strong no-nonsense heroine. Fans of Stephenie Meyer and Annette Curtis Klause will eat it up.?Donna Rosenblum, Nassau Boces School Library System, NY
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