Dare to be Scared (Part 3)

There is just something about vampires that intrigues us . . . the eternal youth, the hypnotic powers, and the evil that lurks below the beautiful exterior.  Here are some of my favorite vampire books for teens . . .

The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce

The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him.

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Seventeen-year-old Jessica, adopted and raised in Pennsylvania, learns that she is descended from a royal line of Romanian vampires and that she is betrothed to a vampire prince, who poses as a foreign exchange student while courting her.

Vampire High by Douglas Rees

When his family moves from California to New Sodom, Massachusetts and Cody enters Vlad Dracul Magnet School, many things seem strange, from the dark-haired, pale-skinned, supernaturally strong students to Charon, the wolf who guides him around campus on the first day.

Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde

When sixteen-year-old Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from a group of men who claim he is a vampire, she finds herself faced with some bizarre and dangerous choices.

Bloodline: A Novel by Kate Cary

Nineteen-year-old John Shaw returns from World War One and is haunted by nightmares of not only the battles but the horrifying discovery that his regimental commander is descended from Count Dracula.

More Vampire Books --

Blue Bloods by  Melissa de la Cruz

Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer

Evernight by Claudia Gray

Gemini Bites by Patrick Ryan

Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey

In the Forests of Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

My Swordhand Is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick

Suck It Up by Brian Meehl

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

Sweet-Blood by Pete Hautman

Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Thicker Than Water: A Novel by Carla Jablonski

Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

Good vs. Evil -- Which Side Are You On?

Books often include plots of evil versus good.  Sometimes we root for the heroes.  Sometimes we root for the villains.  Which side do you root for in the following books . . .

The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him.

The Cup of the World by John Dickinson
When Phaedra, a willful daughter of a baron, decides to marry for love, she sets off an unforseeable chain of events and a battle between good and evil.

The Wish List by Eion Colfer
Orphan Meg Finn's soul becomes the object of a battle between the demonic and the divine after she is killed in an accidental explosion while attempting to rob an elderly man and arrives in the afterlife to find the tally on her good and evil deeds is dead even.

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Gone by Michael Grant
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

More Books Featuring the Ultimate Battles --
Abarat by Clive Barker
The Alchemist's Cat by Robin Jarvis
Flame by Hilari Bell
The Haunting of Alazabel Cray by Chris Wooding
The Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable