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2011 Popular Paperbacks

Updated August 9, 2010

Thrillers & Killers  | What's Cooking? | What If... | Zombies, Werewolves & Things with Wings

   

Thrillers & Killers

May cause anxiety. . . don't read at home alone.

Kay Bowes, Subcommittee Chair
Sarah B. Hill
Renee C. McGrath
Kelly C. Metzger
Elizabeth Schneider
Mari S. Smith
Shanna Marie Smith

Abrahams, Peter. Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery.  HarperTrophy; 2005; ISBN : 978-0060737030  $6.99
Idolizing Sherlock Holmes, Ingrid decides she must solve the murder mystery in her hometown of Echo Falls.

Arnold, Tedd.  Rat Life.  Sleuth Speak; 2007; ISBN : 9780142414316;  $7.99
The body in the river causes Todd to really wonder about Rat.

Blundell, Judy.  What I Saw and How I Lied.  Scholastic Paperbacks; 1/2010; ISBN : 9780439903486; $8.99.
Fifteen-year-old Evie grows up quickly when her family escapes to Florida in the off season and a young man drowns or is murdered.

Cormier, Robert. Tenderness.  Delacorte; 2004; ISBN : 9780385731331;  $7.95
A little tenderness; can it really be deadly?

Cusick, Richie Tankersly.  Walk of the Spirits. Speak; 2008; ISBN: 978-0142410509; $8.99
In the town of St. Yvette, Lousianna, the dead have secrets that deny them rest.  Miranda has the ability to hear the spirits, so with the help of her friends, Miranda is able to solve a crime centuries old and grant the dead the peace the need.

Doerr, Bonnie J.  Island Sting.  Ills. by Joanna Britt and Laurie J. Edwards.  Leap Books; 2009; 978-1616030025; $11.99
When city girl Kenzie Ryan moves to a Florida wildlife refuge, she plunges straight into an eco-mystery--tracking down the poacher of endangered Key deer. But will she survive when the killer turns from stalking deer to hunting humans?

Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother. Tor Teen; 2010; ISBN : 978-0765323118; $9.99
Marcus must fight for his freedom after a terrorist attack.

Donnelly, Jennifer.  A Northern Light.  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2004; ISBN : 9780152053109; $8.95
This historical mystery mixes in some family drama and women's rights issues, too. Set in upstate New York at the turn of the century, the story is based on a real murder, which also inspired Theodore Drieser's An American Tragedy.

Duncan, Lois.  Killing Mr. Griffin.  Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 2010; ISBN: 978-0316099004; $7.99
When they kidnapped their English teacher, they only planned on scaring him, not killing him.

Feinstein, John.  Change-Up.  Random House; 2010; ISBN : 978-0375847592; $7.99
Teen reporters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson are covering baseball's World Series, and during the course of an interview with a new hot pitcher, they discover more than a few contradictions in his life story and his wife's tragic death. What's he hiding? An embarrassing secret or a possible crime? Let the investigation begin!

Ferguson, Alane.  The Christopher Killer: A Forensic Mystery.  Sleuth Speak; 2006; ISBN : 9780142408117; $6.99
Accurate forensic-based deduction solves this murder mystery.

Gerber, Linda.  Death by Bikini.  Sleuth Speak; 2008; ISBN : 9780142411179; $7.99
Aphra leads an ideal life--working on her dad's beach hideaway resort in a tropical paradise.  But a beautiful woman ends up dead and mysterious island visitors stir the pot.  Aphra must rely on the skills her missing mother taught her to survive on the island and save the day.

Gerber, Linda C.  Death by latte.  Sleuth/Speak; 2008; ISBN : 978-0142411186; $6.99
Aphra just wants to see her mother after a four-year absence, but ends up embroiled in a CIA investigation.

Giles, Gail.  Dead Girls Don't Write Letters. Simon Pulse; 2004; ISBN : 978-0689866241; $6.99
After Jazz moves out, Sunny starts to come out from her perfect sister's shadow. After Jazz's death in a fire, Sunny and her family get a letter from Jazz. She's coming home. But the girl who shows up isn't Jazz. Sunny just has to prove it.

Gordon, Roderick and Williams, Brian.  Tunnels.  Scholastic Paperbacks; 2009; ISBN: 978-0545078818; $7.99
When Will's father disappears after discovering a mysterious tunnel.  Will sets out to find out where his father has gone, but discovers a strange city hidden in the tunnels.

Kate, Lauren. The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove.  Razor Bill; 2009; ISBN : 9781595142658; $9.99
Nothing can stop her from becoming the Palmetto Princess -- especially a dead body!

McClintock, Norah. Dooley Takes the Fall.  Red Deer Press; 2007; ISBN : 978-0889954038; $12.95
Going back to jail is not an option; Dooley must solve this mystery.

McNamee, Graham.  Acceleration.  Laurel Leaf; 2005; ISBN : 978-0440238362; $6.99
Teenage boy finds the diary of a serial killer and decides to stop the next murder.

Olin, Sean.  Killing Britney.  Simon Pulse; 2005; ISBN : 9780689877780;$9.99
Someone is really trying to kill Britney -- who could it be?

Parker, Robert B. The Boxer and the Spy. Speak/Sleuth; 2008; ISBN : 978-0-14-241439-2; $8.99: A boxer in training, Terry decides to investigate when a fellow student drowns. Was Jason really into the steroid scene?

Perez, Marlene.  Dead is the New Black.  Graphia;  2008; ISBN : 978-0152064082; $7.95
Daisy is determined to solve the mystery of why people are dying at her school.

Price, Charlie.  Dead Connection. Square Fish; 2006; ISBN : 978-0-312-37966-7; $7.99
He talks to the dead. The dead talk to him. When he hears a new voice in the cemetery, he's sure that it's Nikki, the cheerleader who has been missing for months. But who will believe him?

Shepard, Sara.  Pretty Little Liars.  HarperTeen;  2007; ISBN : 978-0060887322; $8.99
She knows all their secrets, but no one knows what happened to her.

Sorrells, Walter.  First Shot.  Puffin;  2009; ISBN : 9780142414217; $7.99: Shooting is the most important thing at The Arsenal and in David's life, until he uncovers facts about his mother's murder.

Stolarz, Laurie Faria.  Project 17.  Hyperion;2009;  ISBN : 978-1423121244;  $8.99
Making a movie at night in an abandoned mental institution is never a good idea.

Vande Velde, Vivian.  Never Trust a Dead Man.  Magic Carpet Books; 2008; ISBN : 978015206448; $6.99
Witches, sorcery, medieval murder and a "resurrected victim" in the form of a bat lends atmosphere to this medieval mystery.

Weingarten, Lynn.  Wherever Nina Lies.  Point; 2010; ISBN : 978-0-545-06633-4; $8.99
Ellie has discovered a clue that might help her discover what happened to her sister Nina.

Werlin, Nancy.  Killer's Cousin.  Speak; 2009; ISBN : 9780142413739; $7.99
A subtle psychological thriller about a boy who has been absolved of a murder, but looking deep to find out what it is all about.

Urasawa, Naoki.  Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Volume 1.  Ills. by Naoki Urasawa.  Viz Media; 2006; ISBN : 978-1-59116-641-2; $9.99
Doctor Tenma has created a monster.

   

What’s Cooking?

Tasty reads to fill your belly and warm your soul.

Renee C. McGrath, Subcommittee Chair
Kay Bowes
Franklin Escobedo
Jennifer H. Korn
Kate Toebbe
Sarah Townsend
Melanie Waschsmann

Anderson, M.T.  Burger Wuss.  Candlewick; 2008; ISBN : 978-0763631789; $7.99
One O'Dermott's burger, and order of fries, soda, and a side of revenge, supersized.

Bauer, Joan.  Hope Was Here.  Speak; 2005; ISBN: 978-0142404249; $7.99
When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved with the diner owner's political campaign to oust the town's corrupt mayor.

Carle, Megan and Carle, Jill. Teens Cook:  How to cook what you want to eat.  Ten Speed Press; 2004;  ISBN : 978-1580085847; $19.95
Food that's easy to make and you actually want to eat.

Coolio.  Cookin' with Coolio.  Atria Paperback; 2009; ISBN : 978-1-4391-1761-3; $21.00
Keeping it cool in the kitchen.

Dessen, Sarah.  Keeping the Moon.  Speak; 2004; ISBN : 978-0142401767; $8.99
Working at the Last Chance Cafe is a new beginning for Colie.

Fergus, Maureen.  Recipe for Disaster.  Kids Can Press; 2009; ISBN : 978-1554533206; $ 8.95
Francie loves to bake and has her own part-time business supplying her parents' cafe with goodies.  But she also loves Trate Jarvis who doesn't seem to notice her.

Hashiguchi, Takashi. Yakitate!! Japan, Vol. 1. Illus. by Takashi Hashiguchi.  Viz Media;  2006; ISBN : 978-1421507194; $9.99
He's on a quest to make the national bread of Japan.

Hepler, Heather.  The Cupcake Queen.  Speak; 2010; ISBN : 978-0142416686; $7.99
Penny's stuck helping run her mom's Cupcake Bakery, being the new girl in a new town is going to make life interesting.

Ishihara, Yoko.  The Manga Cookbook.  Ills. by Chihiro Hattori. Manga University; 2007; ISBN : 9784921205072; $14.95
Dust off you chopstick skills and chow down on manga-inspired Japanese cuisine.

Kobyashi, Miyuki.  Kitchen Princess Vol 1. Ills. by Natsumi Ando.  Del Rey; 2007; ISBN : 978-0345496201; $10.95
Searching for prince charming, one meal at a time.

Komura, Ayumi.  Mixed Vagetables, Vol. 1.  VIZ Media; 2008; ISBN : 978-1421519678; $8.99
To fulfill her dream to be a sushi chef, she must marry into a sushi family.

Layman, John. Chew Volume 1: Taster's Choice. Ills. by Rob Guillory.  Image Comics; 2009; ISBN : 978-1607061595; $9.99
Tony Chu, the cibopathic detective, has an appetite for solving crimes and nibbles his way through murder victims in order to solve their mysteries.

Mackler, Carolyn. Vegan Virgin Valentine.  Candlewick Press; 2004; ISBN : 9780763626136; $8.99
Life takes unexpected turns when slutty niece V comes to live with overachieving Mara.

Meyers, Gina.  Love at First Bite: The Unofficial Twilight Cookbook.  Luniverse Inc, 2009; ISBN: 978144012387; $14.95
Twihards can sink their teeth into this tempting recipe collection.

Menzel, Peter and D’Aluisio, Faith.  Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.  Material World; 2007; ISBN : 978-0984074426; $24.99
Food and families from around the globe.

Ostow, Micol.  Crush du Jour.  Simon Pulse; 2007; ISBN : 978-1416950271; $6.99
It's a recipe for love.

Pollan, Michael.  Food Rules: An Eater's Manual.  Penguin; 2009; ISBN : 978-0143116387; $11.00
A simple, easy-to-use manual to eating well in today's complicated world.

Smith, Cynthia Leitich.  Tantalize.  Candlewick,  2008; ISBN 978-1406315608; $8.99
Blood sauasage is just one of the many specialities at this vampire-friendly restaurant.

Walers, Eric.  Stuffed.  Orca; 2006; ISBN : 978-1551435008; $9.95
Taking on the fast food nation one burger at a time.

Whytock, Cherry.  My Cup Runneth Over: the life of Angelica Cookson Potts.  Simon Pulse; 2003; 978-0689865510; $5.99
British import - A full-figured foodie, Angelica struggles with her perfect-sized friends and family, also includes recipes.

Zeises, Lara M.  Sweet Life of Stella Madison.  Delacorte; 2010; ISBN : 978-0440238591; $8.99
Stella is the daughter of a famous chef and restaurant owner. Food, Summer, Romance and Cute Boys!

   

What If…

It's the end of the world as we know it.

Valerie Dawn Davis, Subcommittee Chair
Amber Lee Creger
Franklin Escobedo
Sally Lynn McSpadden
Kelly C. Metzger
Elizabeth Schneider
Mari S. Smith
Sarah Townsend

Arakawa, Hiromu. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol 1.  Ills. by Hiromu Arakawa.  Viz Media; 2005; ISBN: 978-1591169208; $9.99
What would you give up to bring back someone you love?

Barry, Max.  Jennifer Government.  Abacus;  2004; ISBN : 978-0349117621; $14.85
In a world where you take the name of the company you work for nothing is off limits

Blackman, Malorie   Black & White.  Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; 2007; ISBN 978-1416900177; $7.99
An alternative England is divided into the naughts and the crosses. And two star-crossed lovers are caught in the society's protocols.

Bodeen, S.A.  The Compound.  Square Fish; 2009; ISBN: 978-0312578602; $8.99
A huge mansion, trapped underground, no supplies, what is your next move.

Caletti, Deb.  Fortunes of Indigo Skye.  Simon & Schuster; 2009; ISBN : 9781416910084; $9.99
Indigo Skye loves her waitressing job and thinks she knows where her life is going- until a customer leaves her a 2.5 million dollar tip.

Christopher, John.  The White Mountains (The Tripods #1). Simon Pulse; 2003, 1967; ISBN : 0-689-85672-5; $4.99
Young Will Parker and his companions make a perilous journey toward an outpost of freedom where they hope to escape from the ruling Tripods, who capture mature human beings and make them docile, obedient servants.

Collins, Suzanne.  The Hunger Games.  Scholastic; 2010; ISBN: 978-0439023528; $8.99
24 enter only one will make it out alive...

Dashner, James.  The Maze Runner.  Delacorte; 2010; ISBN : 978-0385737951; $9.99
Thomas wakes up in an enclosed environment with 60 other boys and no memory. He must learn to work with the group if he expects to survive.

DuPrau, Jeanne.  The Diamond of Darkhold.  Yearling; 2010; ISBN :  978-0375855726; $6.99
Lina and Doon venture back to the City of Ember to find a gift left by the Builders.

Fukui, Isamu. Truancy.  Tor Teen; 2010; ISBN : 978-0-7653-2258-6; $9.99
It's students vs. teachers in a fight to the death.

Gibson, William.  Neuromancer.  Penguin Group; 1986; ISBN : 9780441569595; $7.99
The book that started it all...

Grant, Michael.  Gone.  Katherine Tegen Books; 2009; ISBN : 978-0061448782; $9.99
What will kids do when all the adults have disappeared?

Kostick Conor.  Epic.  Firebird; 2008; ISBN : 978-0-14-241159-9; $9.99
Disputes are settled in the virtual game Epic.  Erik must win or lose everything.

Malley, Gemma.  The Declaration. Bloomsbury; 2008; ISBN : 978-1599902951; $7.99
For others to live forever you must not exist.

Marsden, John.  Tomorrow, When the War Began.  Scholastic Paperbacks; 2006; ISBN : 978-0439829106; $8.99
Group of teens go on a camping trip.  Upon return discover their country has been invaded by an army and all their family and friends held captive.

Mieville, China.  Un Lun Dun.  Del Rey; 2008; ISBN 978-0345458445; $9.95
Zanna and Dweeba discover an urban wonderland underneath modern day London, that is threatening to destroy their world as they know it.

Ness, Patrick.  The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking. Candlewick, 2009; ISBN: 07636457619; $9.99
One month away from officially turning into a man, Todd learns his world isn't what he thought it was.

Oppel, Kenneth.  Airborn.  Harper Collins; 2007; ISBN : 978-0060531829; $7.99
A luxury airship, pirates, and an undiscovered species make for a great adventure for Matt and Kate.

Pfeffer, Susan Beath.  The Dead and the Gone.  Graphia; 2010; ISBN : 978-0547258553: $7.99
Alex must fend for himself and his sisters after an asteroid hits the moon.

Pfeffer, Susan Beth.  Life As We Knew It. Graphia; 2008; ISBN : 978-0152061548; $7.99
The world changes when a meteor hits the moon.

Rosoff, Meg.  How I Live Now. Wendy Lamb Books; 2006; ISBN : 978-0553376050; $7.99
War breaks out across the ocean, teen and her family must cope and survive amidst danger.

Simner, Janni Lee.  Bones of Faerie.  Random House Books for Young Readers; 2008; ISBN : 9780375845659; $9.99
Liza, born after the Faerie War, flees her town when she discovers she is developing magical abilities, a certain death where she lives.

Urasawa, Naoki.  Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, Vol. 1: Friends.  Ills. by Naoki Urasawa. Viz Media; 2009; ISBN : 978-1591169222; $12.99
What if what you write comes true?

Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent.  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2004; ISBN : 978-0152051259; $6.95
Your life depends on whether you can complete the video game.

Vaughan, Brian K.  Y: Last Man: Unmanned.  Illus. by Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan, Jr.  Vertigo; 2002; ISBN : 978-1563899805; $12.99
After a plague destroys every mammal with a Y chromosome, Yorick Brown realizes he's the last man alive.

Westerfield, Scott.  Leviathan. Ills. by Keith Thompson. Simon Pulse; 2010; ISBN : 9781416971740; $9.99
This isn't the history you studied

Yoshinaga, Fumi.  Ooku: The Inner Chamber, Volume 1.  Ills. by Fumi Yoshinaga. Viz Media: 2009; ISBN : 978-1-4215-2747-5; $12.99
Women control ancient Japan, while men are objects of pleasure.

   

Zombie, Werewolves & Things With Wings

Because vampires suck!

Jennifer H. Korn, Subcommittee Chair
Amber Lee Creger
Valerie Dawn Davis
Sarah B. Hill
Sally Lynn McSpadden
Shanna Marie Smith
Kate Toebbe
Melanie Waschsmann

Alcott, Louisa May and Grand, Porter.  Little Women and Werewolves.  Del Rey; 2010; ISBN : 978-0345522603; $14.00
As the wild girls turn into young women, their neighbors are turning into werewolves!

Ashby, Amanda.  Zombie Queen of Newbury High.  Speak; 2009; ISBN: 978-0142412565; $7.99
Upside every wants a piece of you downside it's because you look tasty.

Austen, Jane, and Grahame-Smith, Seth.  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!  Quirk Books; 2009; ISBN : 978-1594743344; $12.95
Unmentionables are rampaging across the countryside, can Elizabeth fend off these horrid monsters to find romance?
Barlow, Toby.  Sharp Teeth.  Harper Perennial; 2009; ISBN : 978-0061430244; $14.99
A fast-paced ride through the brutality of L.A.’s wilderness of drugs, gangs, and the connections people make with one another. The fact that most of the characters in this bloody, sexy, free-verse tale are mostly lycanthropes is almost incidental.

Brooks, Max.  World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.  Three Rivers Press; 2007; ISBN : 978-0307346612; $14.95
What would your account of the Zombie War sound like?

Brooks, Max.  The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead.  Illus. by Max Werner.  Three Rivers Press; 2003; ISBN : 1400049628; $12.95
The ultimate survival guide against zombies, be prepared. Like the book says, "Organize before they rise!"

Brooks, Max.  The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks.  Ills by Ibraim Roberson. Three Rivers Press; 2009; ISBN : 978-0-307-40577-7; $17.00
Graphic history of Zombie attacks starting in 60,000 B.C., in Katanda, Central Africa and running up to 1992 A.D., attacks in Joshua Tree National Park.

Carriger, Gail.  Soulless: an Alexia Tarabotti Novel.  Orbit; 2009; ISBN-13: 978-0316056632; $7.99
Alexia Tarabotti is a preturnnatural - a person born with no soul.  As such she is able to counter the effects of Vampireism and Warewolfism, rendering them human while she touches them.  But who is creating unauthorized vampires? And will she be able to accept the help of the rougishly handsome warewolf, Lord Maccon?  Armed only with her trusty parasol, Lady Tarabotti searches Victorian London for the answer.

Clare, Cassandra.  City of Bones.  McElderry; 2008; ISBN : 978-1416955078; $10.99
The world of a shadowhunter means demons, vampires, werewolves and fairies. 

Delany, Shannon.  13 to Life: A werewolf's tale.  St. Martin's Griffin; 2010; ISBN : 978-0312609146; $9.99
Life was complicated enough with the death of a mother, but now a new boy in town is stirring up more trouble for Jessica.  The sub-title says it all...werewolves!

Desroches, Lisa.  Personal Demons.  Tor Teen; 2010; ISBN : 978-0765328083; $9.99
Frances doesn't know she been given a special power, but Luc and Gabe know and they will do almost anything to possess it. Who will she choose, and how will her choice effect the balance of power between heaven and hell.

Fitzpatrick, Becca. Hush, Hush. Simon & Schuster; 2010; ISBN : 978-1416989424; $9.99
Nora knows that she should stay away from Patch, who has trouble written all over him.  However, something keeps pushing her closer, and danger follows her every step.

Hathorne, Rachel.  Dark Guardian #1: Moonlight. HarperTeen; 2009; ISBN : 978-0061709555; $8.99
Instead of fearing the woods where her parents were killed by wolves, Kayla feels at home in them and has an unexplainable fierce desire to protect the woods and the wolves.

Hicks, Faith Erin.  Zombies Calling. SLG Publishing; 2007; ISBN : 978-1593620790; $9.95
There is no time for zombies when you have to study for finals.

Holt, Simon.  The Devouring.  Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 2009; ISBN : 978-0316027120; $7.99
Reggie must find a way to save her brother from the Vours.

Hurley, Tanya.  Ghostgirl.  Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 2010; ISBN : 978-0316036351; $8.99
Charlotte dead, but that's not going to stop her from going to the Fall Ball with Damen.

James, Brian. Zombie Blondes.  Square Fish; 2009; ISBN : 978-0312573751; $8.99
They're blond, they're pretty, they're popular, they're...zombie cheerleaders!!

Jones, Carrie.  Need.  Bloomsbury USA Children's Books; 2009; ISBN : 978-1599904535; $9.99: The pixie king is after her.  Who or what will save Zara?

Kate, Lauren.  Fallen.  Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 2010; ISBN : 978-0385739139; $9.99
Luce must spend her senior year in a reform school where she finds herself drawn to the gorgeous boy Daniel.

Maguire, Eden.  Beautiful Dead Book 1: Jonas.  Sourcebooks Fire; 2010; 978-1402239441; $8.99
Four teens cannot rest in peace until they solve the mysteries surrounding their death.  Until then they remained trapped in limbo as zombies!

Marr, Melissa.  Ink Exchange.  HarperCollins; 2009; ISBN 978-0061214707; $8.99
She wants a tattoo to reclaim her body, he wants the tattoo to claim her soul.

Marr, Melissa.  Wicked Lovely.  HarperCollins; 2008; ISBN : 978-0061214677; $8.99
She's always been able to see them, but now the Summer King wants her for his queen.

Mecum, Ryan. Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry for Your…Brains.
How; 2008; ISBN : 978-1600610707; $9.99.
Who knew zombies could be so poetic?

Patterson, James.  Maximum Ride: The Manga Vol 1.  Illus.by Lee, NaRae.  Yen Press; 2009; ISBN : 978-0759529519; $10.99
Maxium and her friend must race to save the youngest member of their group Angel.

Ryan, Carrie.  The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 2010; ISBN : 978-0385736824; $9.99
The zombies have breeched the fences and Mary must venture out into the forest or die in the village

Selzer, Adam. I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It.  Delacorte Books, 2010; ISBN : 0385735030; $7.99
Should you, could you, would you kiss a really hot zombie?

Smith, Cynthia Leitich.  Eternal.  Candlewick; 2010; ISBN : 978-0763647735; $8.99
Angels and vampires...not a match made in Heaven.

Sniegoski, Thomas E.  The Fallen 1: The Fallen and Levithan.  Simon Pulse; 2010; ISBN : 978-1442408623; $9.99
Aaron has been chosen to redeem the fallen.

St. Crow, Lili.  Strange Angels.  Razorbill; 2009; ISBN : 9781595142511; $9.99
When Dru's dad turns into a zombie, she must use the skills he taught her to survive against the creatures of the night.

Stiefvater, Maggie. Shiver: The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1.  Scholastic Paperbacks; 2010; ISBN : 9780545123273: $8.99.
Ever since being saved by a wolf as a child, Grace has been fascinated with the wolves around her Minnesota home.  But the wolves are becoming restless and need Grace's help to save them.

Sugisaki, Yukiria.  DN Angel. Ills. by Yukiria Sugisaki.  TokyoPop; 2004; ISBN : 978-1591827993; $9.99
Everytime Diasuke sees his crush he sprouts wings and transforms into the dashing phantom thief.

Swain, Heather.  Me, My Elf & I.  Speak; 2009; ISBN : 9780142412558; $7.99
Zephyr is an elf trying to make it at a NYC performing arts school.  Can she stay an elf and still survive in the city among erdler teenagers?

Tennapel, Doug.  Ghostopolis.  GRAPHIX; 2010; ISBN: 978-0545210287; $14.99
Frank Gallows a washed-up ghost wrangler accidently sends Garth and a feisty horse skeleton into spirit world.

Van Lowe, E.  Never Slow Dance with a Zombie.  Tor Teen; 2009; ISBN : 978-0765320407; $8.99
She can rule the school now that almost the whole student body has been turned into zombies.

Waters, Daniel.  Generation Dead. Hyperion; 2009; ISBN : 978-1423109228; $8.99
Phoebe Kendall is just your typical Goth girl with a crush. He's strong and silent...and dead.