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Some of the best stories being written today are marketed as young adult fiction. Usually the books are less than 200 pages long and have teenage protagonists. Adult readers usually pass by these books, which is a shame because these stories often offer compelling plots and well-drawn characters. One of my favorites is Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde (see #659). |
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630. Adams, Carmen. Song of the Vampire. New York: Avon Flare, 1996. Paperback. |
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Teenagers Megan and Iris are sought out by an underground organization of vampire hunters because they have proven ability in spotting and dispatching these undead. The organization's contact, Derek, explains that a group of bloodsuckers is preying on a transient population of teens, mostly runaways who end up in the small town of Turo, California. The girls must seek out the undead and send them to oblivion. Things get complicated when Megan falls hard for one very charming vampire. |
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631. Adams, Nicholas. Vampire's Kiss. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1994. |
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Weird things are happening in Galveston, Texas. Seventeen-year-old Susan Scott is haunted by the ghost of Drew Morris, who sends a warning via her television set (he was a TV journalist) that she and her friends are in danger. He is right. A band called the Blood Brothers has recently opened a club, Dark of the Moon. The boys in this band have a mesmerizing presence that hypnotizes Susan's friends Frederica and Angela. Drew uses his psychic link with this world to let Susan know that the Blood Brothers are vampires. |
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632. Cooney, Caroline B. Vampire series. |
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