Thematic Literature Activity

1. Thematic Literature Activity Book Recommendations for Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Kim Sheibley SLM 553 Fall 2009/Spring 2010

2. HORROR:Vampires The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series by Heather Brewer Eighth Grade Bites Ninth Grade Slays Tenth Grade Bleeds Look for Me By Midnight by Mary Downing Hahn A Taste for Red by Lewis Harris Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Twilight New Moon Eclipse Breaking Dawn

3. HORROR:Vampires The Hitchhiking Vampire by Stephen Mooser The Dark Angel by Meredith Ann Pierce Vampire High by Douglas Rees The Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schrieber Vampire Kisses Kissing Coffins Vampireville Dance with a Vampire The Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan The Dangerous Girls by R.L. Stine Dracula by Bram Stoker Companions of the Night by Viviane Vande Velde

4. HORROR:Werewolves Curse of a Winter Moon by Mary Casanova Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis Tartabull’s Throw by Henry Garfield The Wolving Time by Patrick Jennings Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer New Moon Eclipse Breaking Dawn Blood Beast by Darren Shan Red Rider’s Hood (Dark Fusion, Book 2) by Neal Shusterman Curse of the Night Wolf by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell Wolf Pack by Edo Van Belkom

5. HORROR:Monsters Basilisk by N.M. Browne Peter’s Angel: A Story About Monsters by Hope Campbell The Beast of Noor by Janet Lee Carey Foundling by D.M. Cornish Lamplighter by D.M. Cornish The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney The Chimera by Bernard Evslin Medusa by Bernard Evslin Mungo by Rosalie K. Fry Coraline by Neil Gaiman Silent to the Bone by E. L. Konigsburg Gossamer by Lois Lowry Are You in the House Alone? by Richard Peck Clockwork (or All Wound Up) by Phillip Pullman The Death Collector by Justin Richards The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan: The Lightning Thief The Sea of Monsters The Titan’s Curse The Battle of the Labyrinth The Last Olympian

6. HORROR:Monsters The Demonata series by Darren Shan Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Here Be Monsters! An Adventure Involving Magic, Trolls, and Other Creatures by Alan Snow The Boxes by William Sleator Sasquatch by Roland Smith Dusssie by Nancy Springer Doppelganger by David Stahler The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu The Siren Song by Anne Ursu The Midnighters series by Scott Westerfeld: The Secret Hour Touching Darkness Blue Noon Seal of Solomon by Rick Yancey The Doom Stone by Paul Zindel Loch by Paul Zindel Raptor by Paul Zindel Rats by Paul Zindel Reef of Death by Paul Zindel

7. HORROR:Supernatural Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong Snakecharm by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes The Seer of Shadows by Avi Something Upstairs by Avi Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac The Presence by Eve Bunting The Empty Mirror by James Lincoln Collier Stonewords: A Ghost Story by Pam Conrad The Boggart by Susan Cooper The House Next Door by Richie Tankersley Cusick Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan The Secret of Whispering Springs by Jerri Garretson Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn A Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn Look for Me By Moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn The Time of the Witch by Mary Downing Hahn Wait Til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

8. HORROR:Supernatural Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley Dial-a-Ghost by Eva Ibbotson The Great Ghost Race by Eva Ibbotson The Haunting of Granite Falls by Eva Ibbotson The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Breathe: A Ghost Story by Cliff McNish Jade Green by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Haunting by Joan Lowry Nixon Whispers From the Dead by Joan Lowry Nixon Haunting at Home Plate by David Patneaude A Drowned Maiden’s Hair: A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schlitz The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick Duckling Ugly by Neal Shusterman Everlost by Neal Shusterman Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Around by Vivian Vande Velde Being Dead by Vivian Vande Velde Ghost of a Hanged Man by Vivian Vande Velde There’s a Dead Person Following My Sister Around by Vivian Vande Velde

9. SCIENCE FICTION:Aliens Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer Aliens Ate My Homework by Bruce Coville Aliens Stonle My Body by Bruce Coville I Was a 6th Grade Alien by Bruce Coville My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville The Exchange Student by Katie Gilmore Alien Secrets by Annette Curtis Klause Alien in a Bottle by Kathy Mackel

10. SCIENCE FICTION:Aliens The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson Daniel X: Alien Hunter by James Patterson (Graphic Novel) Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper by Michael Reisman The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex The Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman The Boxes by William Sleator The Duplicate by William Sleator Interstellar Pig by William Sleator The Last Universe by William Sleator The Night the Heads Came by William Sleator Space Race by Sylvia Waugh

11. SCIENCE FICTION:Alternate or Parallel Universes Whales on Stilts by M. T. Anderson The Fire-us Trilogy by Jennifer Armstrong & Nancy Butcher The Kindling Keepers of the Flame The Kiln The House of the Scorpian by Nancy Farmer Interworld by Neil Gaiman The Shadow Children series by M.P. Haddix Among the Hidden Among the Imposters Among the Betrayed Among the Barons Among the Brave Among the Enemy Among the Free The Missing series by by M.P. Haddix Found Sent Turnabout by M.P. Haddix

12. SCIENCE FICTION:Alternate or Parallel Universes The Seems series by John Hulme and Michael Wexler The Glitch in Sleep The Split Second The Lost Train of Thought A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Young Unicorns by Madeleine L’Engle The Giver series by Lois Lowry The Giver Gathering Blue Messenger Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman The Golden Compass The Subtle Knife Amber Spyglass Larklight by Philip Reeve Unwind by Neal Shusterman The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde The Dreamwalker’s Child by Steve Voake The Eye, the Ear, and the Arm by Steve Voake

13. SCIENCE FICTION:Time Travel Archer’s Quest by Linda Sue Park Drift House: The First Voyage by Dale Peck Paint By Magic by Katherine Reiss Marco’s Millions by William Sleator Jumpman Rule #1: Don’t Touch Anything by James Valentine The Golden Hour by Maiya Williams The Hour of the Cobra by Maiya Williams The Hour of the Outlaw by Maiya Williams Danger Boy series by Mark London Williams Ancient Fire Dragon Sword Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson

14. SCIENCE FICTION:Time Travel The Gideon Trilogy by Linda Buckley-Archer Book 2:The Time Thief Extra Book: Gideon the Cutpurse: Being the First Part of the Gideon Triliogy Nick of Time by Ted Bell The Time series by Caroline Cooney: Both Sides of Time Out of Time Prisoner of Time For All Time Baseball Card Adventures series by Dan Gutman Many Waters by Madeleine L’Engle

15. FANTASY:Magic, Witchcraft, & Wizardry The Lost Years of Merlin series by T. A. Barron Well Wished by Franny Billingsly Jinx by Meg Cabot So You Want to be a Wizard? by Diane Duane Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George The Devil and His Boy by Anthony Horowitz Which Witch by Eva Ibbotson Not Just a Witch by Eva Ibbotson The Whitby Witches by Robin Jarvis The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones Skulduggery Pleasant: The Scepter of the Ancients by Derek Landy Savvy by Ingrid Law The Wish by Gail Carson Levine The Damar series by Robin McKinley The Blue Sword The Hero and the Crown The Stone Fey by Robin McKinley

16. FANTASY:Magic, Witchcraft, & Wizardry Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski Witch’s Sister by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Children of the Red King/Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nimmo Midnight For Charlie Bone Charlie Bone And The Time Twister Charlie Bone And The Invisible Boy Charlie Bone And The Castle Of Mirrors Charlie Bone And The Hidden King Charlie Bone And The Beast Wolf Brother by Michelle Pavere The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

17. FANTASY:Magic, Witchcraft, & Wizardry The Alcatraz series by Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians Alcatraz Versus the Scrivner’s Bones The Alchemyst by Michael Scott The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Shroud The Amulet of Samarkand The Golem’s Eye Ptolemy’s Gate The Other Ones by Jean Thesman Curses, Inc.: And Other Stories by Vivian Vande Velde Magic Can Be Murder by Vivian Vande Velde Never Trust a Dead Man by Vivian Vande Velde Now You See It by Vivian Vande Velde Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde Witch Dreams by Vivian Vande Velde

18. FANTASY:Dragons Merlin’s Dragon by T. A. Barron The Prophecy by Hilari Bell Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey Dragon Flight by Jessica George Day Dragon Slippers by Jessica George Day The Dragon Trilogy by Chris D’Lacey Book 2: Icefire Book 3: Fire Star Dragonrider by Cornelia Caroline Funke Eon by Alison Goodman Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley Eragon by Christopher Paolini Brisingr by Christopher Paolini Dragon’s Egg by Sarah Thomson Dragon’s Bait by Vivian Vande Velde

19. FANTASY:Other Worlds Watership Down by Richard Adams The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander The High King by Lloyd Alexander Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry Peter and the Starcatchers Peter and the Shadow Thieves Peter and the Secret of Rundoon The Farsala series by Hilari Bell Fall of a Kindom Rise of a Hero The Last Night: A Knight and Rogue Novel by Hilari Bell The Shield, Sword, and Crown series by Hilari Bell Shield of Stars Sword of Waters The Spiderwick Chronicles & Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles series by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer

20. FANTASY:Other Worlds The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper Over Sea, Under Stone The Dark is Rising Greenwitch The Grey King Silver on the Tree The Land of the Silver Apples by Nancy Farmer The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Caroline Funke The Inkworld Trilogy by Cornelia Caroline Funke Pure Dead Magix by Debi Gliori The Witch’s Boy by Michael Gruber Just Ella by M.P. Haddix Palace of Mirrors by M.P. Haddix The Pendragon series by D.J. Hale The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

21. FANTASY:Other Worlds Princess Academy by Shannon Hale Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale The Dark Portal by Robin Jarvis Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis Cindrella and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson Levine Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Ever by Gail Carson Levine Fairest by Gail Carson Levine The Fairy’s Mistake by Gail Carson Levine The Fairy’s Return by Gail Carson Levine The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw Beauty by Robin McKinley Chalice by Robin McKinley Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley Bound by Donna Jo Napoli

22. FANTASY:Other Worlds The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix Sabriel Lirael Ahorsen Daughter of the Clayr by Garth Nix Shade’s Children by Garth Nix The Amazin Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett Nation by Terry Pratchett The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett The Alcatraz series by Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians Alcatraz Versus the Scrivner’s Bones Straw Into Gold by Gary D. Schmidt Never Trust a Dead Man by Vivian Vande Velde The Rumpelstiltskin Problem by Vivian Vande Velde Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird by Vivian Vande Velde

23. FANTASY:Unicorns Unicorns in the Rain by Barbara Cohen A Glory of Unicorns compiled by Bruce Coville The Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville Into the Land of the Unicorns Song of the Wanderer Dark Whispers Unicorns by Patricia D. Netzley The Lore of the Unicorn by Odell Shepard The Transfigured Hart by Jane Yolen

24. FANTASY:Mermaids Selkie Girl: A Novel by Laurie Brooks Half-Human compiled & edited by Bruce Coville Ingo by Helen Dunmore The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman Thora by Gillian Johnson Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits by Robin McKinley Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli Drift House: The First Voyage by Dale Peck