Unwind by Neil Schusterman

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Schusterman, Neil. Unwind. New York: Simon and Schuster books for young readers, 2007. Print.

 

 

Like the Hunger Games where young people were at risk of being chosen for a death match between the ages 12-18, Unwind shows a vision of the future where between a similar window of time, ages 13-17, unwanted teens face a much crueler fate, being “unwound “, or having their body parts harvested for the rich in need.

 

Three teens Lev, Connor and Risa are running for their lives and trying to make it to age 18 before and safety. With the world out to get them it won’t be so easy to keep from being unwound!

 

 

 

Awards:  An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

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Marion, Isaac. Warm bodies. New York: Atria Books, 2011. Print.

 

 

Zombies need love too. At least R does (not his real name he forgot it). In this very unique book, from a zombie’s point of view, we see that despite their outward appearance, zombies have thoughts, feelings and dreams just like the living do.

 

R falls for a human girl and must keep his pals from snacking on her. Can their affection bridge the gap between the living in the dead?

 

 

 

 

Awards: N/A

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

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Ness, Patrick. A monster calls. Somerville: Candlewick Press, 2011. Print.

This is not your typical monster story. When seven minutes after midnight arrives, with it comes a monster that Connor thought must be from his nightmares. The terrible dreams became when his mother began her cancer treatments.

The monster confronts Connor with real horror, the horror that is a reality we are all afraid to face. Based on the idea by Siobhan Dowd, her life cut short by cancer before she could write this book, read the story that will take your from fear to tears and back again!

Awards:  2012 Red House Children’s Book Award, 2011 Galaxy Book Award

“I’m too embarrassed to re…

“I’m  too embarrassed to read romance so I like to read horror books with romance in it.”

Cassie K. age 16

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

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Riggs, Ransom. Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children. Philadelphia: Quirk books, 2011. Print.

Jacob heard the stories of an island with an orphanage for strange children. He thought it was just a fairytale until one day he found himself there in the abandoned orphanage. Inside was a collection of photographs, you can see them for yourself, and Jacob discovers that there was a reason these children were kept hidden away.

The children of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children are more than strange they are deadly and to Jacob’s misfortune some of them are still alive! Will Jacob make it of the island alive?

Awards: N/A

“My favorite horror book…

“My favorite horror books are supernatural stories.”

Chris H. age 16

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

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Blake, Kendare . Anna dressed in blood. New York: Tor Teen, 2011. Print.

Anna is not your Charlie Brown sheet over the head with eyeholes kind of ghost. She wears the same blood soaked dress she was murdered in. That is why she is known as Anna dressed in blood.

The unfortunate souls that step into her old home and encounter Anna are promptly killed.  That is until a young ghost hunter by the name of Cas Lowood strolls in her door and lives to tell about it.  Could this be love?

Awards: N/A

“I think the book is usu…

“I think the book is usual scarier than the movie.”

Abby K. age 16

Possess by Gretchen McNeil

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McNeil, Gretchen. Possess. New York: Harper Collins Children’s Books, 2011. Print.

Bridget Liu looks like your average 15 year old but unlike most girls her age she can communicate with and expel demons. This comes in handy because there are has been a lot of cases of demonic possessions in town and under the guidance of her mentor, Monsignor Renault, she has been using her powers to banish these hell spawn.

Bridget soon learns that her father’s murder by mad man the year before is tied to demons and she is receiving clues from the voices from beyond. Can she trust the word of demons? Or is just helping them to bring hell on earth?

 

 

 

 

Awards: N/A

“Horror books that are m…

“Horror books that are more psychological are what I like the best.”

Tanner K. age 15