Vampire Books With Bite

Abel, Jessica. Life Sucks. 2008. (YA 741.5973 Abel.J)

Dave is a vampire working the night shift in a convenience store, and after he becomes attracted to a Latina girl named Rosa, he soon finds himself competing for her affection with another vampire named Wes.

Anderson, M. T.. Thirsty. 1997. (YA Fiction Ander.M)

From the moment he knows that he is destined to be a vampire, Chris thirsts for the blood of people around him while also struggling to remain human and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz.

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. In the Forests of the Night. 1999. (YA Fiction Atwat.A)

Risika, a teenage vampire, wanders back in time to the year 1684 when, as a human, she died and was transformed against her will (Book One of a series).

Brewer, Heather. Eighth Grade Bites. 2007. (YA Fiction Brewe.H)

For 13 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 (Book One of the Chronicles of Vladimer Tod series).

Caine, Rachel. The Glass Houses. 2006. (YA Fiction Caine.R)

In Morganville, Texas, a town where evil terrorizes the streets under the cover of darkness, Claire Danvers, who has had enough of her current dorm situation, moves off campus and discovers that her new roommates are vampires. (Book one of The Morganville Vampire series)

Cary, Kate. Bloodline. 2005. (YA Fiction Cary.K)

In this story told primarily through journal entries, a British soldier in World War I makes the horrifying discovery that his regiment commander is descended from Count Dracula (Book One of the Bloodline series).

Cast, P. C. Betrayed: A House of Night Novel. 2007. (YA Science Fiction Cast.P)

After settling in at the House of Night and becoming more comfortable with her vast powers, fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird faces a horrible crisis as human teenagers are becoming victims of a wave of murders and the House of Night becomes the prime suspect. (Book one of a series)

Clare, Cassandra. City of Bones. 2007. (YA Science Fiction Clare.C & YA CD Science Fiction Clare.C)

Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster. Werewolves, vampires, angels and fairies all fit in this story. (Book one of The Mortal Instruments series)

Conrad, Liza. High School Bites. 2006. (YA Fiction Conra.L)

Having learned on her 16th birthday that Count Dracula exists and lives in her hometown of Seattle, Lucy tries to save herself and her friends while wondering whether her boyfriend is also a vampire.

De La Cruz, Melissa. Blue Bloods. 2006. (YA Fiction Delac.M)

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

De La Cruz, Melissa. Masquerade: a Blue Bloods novel. 2007. (YA Fiction Delac.M)

Preparations for an exclusive gala is underway in New York hosted by the city’s wealthy, powerful, and unhuman. But at an after party masquerade is where the true danger lurks and a young vampires destiny is changed.(Book two of a Series).