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My original post: Can you suggest books that will appeal to 8th grade girls like Twilight by Stephenie Meyer? Thanks for all of the suggestions! Someone requested I post a hit. Here it is! Books by Annette Curtis Klause (Blood and Chocolate; Silver Kiss R.L Stine (Dangerous Girls; Taste of night) Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (Demon in my view; Midnight predator) Blood is Like Chocolate Sweet Blood Vampire Kisses How about Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schriber, Uglies Trilogy by Westerfeld Corral and Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (these are all works written for the same audience). Bluebloods Amelia Atwater Rhodes' series Darren Shan series It's not a vampire book, but "A Northern Light" by Jennifer Donnelly is also an excellent book for girls, where the main character also has some important choices to make about whether to change her dreams to accommodate the man she thinks she loves. It's also got a mystery aspect to it. By the way, I loved Twilight and so do the teachers in my school who have read it, and of course the girls who read it all love it. But several female teachers in my school who read the book feel it sends bad message to girls because Bella is ready to give up everything else in her life to become a vampire and stay with Edward forever. It's been interesting hearing their discussions about the book. The sequel, "New Moon," is out, and the girls are lining up like crazy to read it. I haven't gone to Stephanie Meyers' website to check it out myself, but another teacher-librarian told me that she has chapters of Twilight on it, written from Edward's point of view. Van Velde's, Companions of the Night Valiant and Tithe by Holly Black Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (In the Forests of the Night; Demon in my View) The Bridesmaid by Hailey Abbott It’s about two sisters who vow never to become Bridezillas like the ones they see come through their family business each day. The older sister decides to get married and chaos ensues! It’s a light and funny read that they will enjoy. Peter and the Starcatchers by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry This is basically the prequel to Peter Pan. It delves into the story of how Peter became Peter Pan, how Never Land came to be, and many more details of the fairy tale we know. This would be a great read for girls or boys! Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry This is the second in the series of how Peter Pan came about. I have not gotten to read this one, but it has been highly recommended to me by many who have read it. Scott Westerfeld's Peeps (it isn't a direct love story but is about vampires). Only, I'm not sure if these are junior high appropriate - of course, if they are reading Twilight, then these might be ok but suggest you preview before recommending. You might try Garth Nix's Abhorsen stories, Vivian Vande Velde, and Margaret Mahy. These are all fantasy with a some romance (some more than others), Mahy has some realistic fiction that might appeal Sandra Carswell, Librarian S.C. Lee Junior High School 1205 Courtney Lane Copperas Cove, TX 76522 254-542-7877 sandracarswell@hotmail.com sandraca@ccisd.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------