Did your students enjoy story collections like Gothic or its follow-up Restless
Dead? If so, then point them in the direction of this newest story collection.
This book is full of short stories by today’s YA authors, including Christopher
Pike and Ellen Schreiber.
The story collection is divided into three sections (Evil, Darkness, and Beasts)
with six stories in each section, hence the title. Pretty clever!! (2007) New
York: Scholastic
In Evil you’ll find stories like:
Channel 99 by Peter Abrahams: When Becky stays home because she’s sick, the
only thing to do is watch TV. But when things get weirder and weirder, she pulls
the plug, but it won’t shut off…and they’re coming for her.
Saving Face by Christopher Pike: All she wanted was the good life, filled
with clothes, guys and a great job. So she gets it by killing her identical sister
and taking her place. But she sister comes back…
In Darkness, you’ll find stories like:
Erased by Jane Mason: It was a typical beach party for Isobel. But things
are completely different after she comes back from a night swim. Has everybody
changed that much…or is she the one that’s changed?
Scapegoat by Robin Wasserman: Parker is perfect – perfect looks, perfect
clothes, perfect personality. But there is something just a little different
about her. When she starts school, things begin to die. First a cat, then a
dog….who will be the next in order for Parker to keep up her appearances?
In Beasts, you’ll find stories like:
Shelter Island by Melissa de la Cruz: Shelter Island becomes dead after
tourist season, and Hannah starts to feel the loneliness, until he shows up one
night in her bedroom. Hannah begins to fall in love, but it could be
fatal…because he’s a vampire
Wolfsbane by Sarah Hines Stephens: Hazel is tired is her sister Lupe and her high
maintenance. She gets all the attention and Hazel doesn’t get any except some
unusual family rules, such as giving Lupe privacy, especially during that time in
the month. Why? Because Lupe is a werewolf…
These stories are tailored for the YA reader who can’t get enough of the
vampires, werewolves and ghost books out there. If they love series like De la
Cruz’s Bluebloods and Meyer’sTwilight or stand alones by A.M Jenkins’s
Beating Heart, they’ll devour this book. Standout names such as Stolarz,
Atwater-Rhodes and De la Cruz will attract them as well as author loyalty. These
stories and short and sweet and a perfect companion for the growing genre of YA
supernatural books.
Naomi Bates
Northwest High School
Justin, TX
nbates@nisdtx.org
817-215-0203
Naomi Bates
Northwest High School Library
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