If you liked reading Hunger Games, you might like...

Several new series have come out that will be the perfect choice for fans of the Hunger Games series. (P.S. The 3rd book of Hunger Games comes out in August!) Ask a library staff person where to find the following books:


Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines

In Massachusetts, eighteen-year-old Lyn, who has grown up in the public eye as the daughter of seven gladiators, wants nothing less than to follow her mother's path, but her only way of avoiding marriage to the warrior who killed her last stepfather may be to face him in the arena.
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Gone by Michael Grant (Currently two books in the series)

In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

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Maze Runner by James Dashner

Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.


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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (A four book series)

Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.

Rating: *****

If you like reading Twilight, try reading ...

Bite me! by Melissa Francis

AJ, a teenage vampire, hides her identity from her new stepfamily--among which is her ex-boyfriend--and investigates the secrets of her heritage.

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Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz (a four book series)

Select teenagers from some of New York City's wealthiest and most socially prominent families learn a startling secret about their bloodlines.

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Chronicles of Vladimir Tod--Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer (a four book series) *Book 4 to be released late January

For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.

Rating: **** 4 stars
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Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan (A twelve book series)

In order to save his friend Steve from a Cirque du Freak vampire named Mr. Crepsley and his deadly spider, Darren must agree to become the monster's assistant. *Now a major motion picture
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Darkangel by Meredith Pierce

The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him.

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Evernight by Claudia Gray (A three book series)

Sixteen-year-old Bianca, a new girl at the sinister Evernight boarding school, finds herself drawn to another outsider, Jared, but dark forces threaten to tear them apart and destroy Bianca's entire world.

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Suck it up by Brian Meehl

After graduating from the International Vampire League, a scrawny, teenaged vampire named Morning is given the chance to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a superhero when he embarks on a League mission to become the first vampire to reveal his identity to humans and to demonstrate how peacefully-evolved, blood-substitute-drinking vampires can use their powers to help humanity.
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Vamped by

After being turned into a vampire, Gina realizes that she, along with many other students from her high school, have become pawns in an uprising within the vampire world.
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Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith (A four book series) *Now a tv series!

Presents the first two volumes in the Vampire Diaries series, in which popular and beautiful high school senior Elena finds herself torn between two vampire brothers, the dark and brooding Stefan who wants to protect her from the horrors of his past and the dangerously attractive Damon, who is determined to use her to get revenge on his brother.
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Vampire High by Douglas Rees

When his family moves from California to New Sodom, Massachusetts and Cody enters Vlad Dracul Magnet School, many things seem strange, from the dark-haired, pale-skinned, supernaturally strong students to Charon, the wolf who guides him around campus on the first day.
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Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

Sixteen-year-old Raven, an outcast who always wears black and hopes to become a vampire some day, falls in love with the mysterious new boy in town, eager to find out if he can make her dreams come true.