Occult Recommended Reads

Hey teens, do you like the paranormal in Twilight? How about Harry Potter?
These books will make you scream!

Clare, Cassandra. City Of Glass. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2009. Print.

Imagine being summoned to the Downworld, an alternate universe where vampires, werewolves, demons, warlocks, and other mystical creatures prowl. Now imagine that your best chance to save your dying mother is to battle these beasts. If it couldn't get any weirder, you're going through all of this with the two people tangled in your love triangle by your side. See if Clary can destroy all that stands in her way in this exciting, mysterious, and often humorous book.


Fitzpatrick, Becca. Hush, Hush. New York : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2009. Print.

There's new guy at school who is sexy, mysterious, and seems totally interested in you. He has also descended from Heaven in order to kill you. Will Patch, the fallen angel, fulfill his destiny? Find out in this dark novel full of surprises, choices, and sacrifices.



Gaiman, Neil & Dave McKean. The Graveyard Book. New York : HarperCollins, 2008. Print

A toddler escapes out the window as his entire family is murdered only to be discovered by ghosts in the graveyard. Luckily for the toddler, this pack of ghosts are looking to raise a child. Nobody Owens, as the toddler comes to be called, is going to learn that having ghostly parents and the freedom of the graveyard has its perks. Unless, of course, the murderer Jack Frost can find his one victim that got away.
Garcia, Kami & Margaret Stohl. Beautiful Creatures. New York : Little, Brown, 2009. Print.

Ethan had been haunted over and over from the recurring dream he had where he had to save a beautiful girl he didn't know. Now that beautiful stranger has moved in next door. Ethan and Lena, the girl of his nightmares, are about to learn some dark secrets about one another and the seemingly ordinary town in which they live.

Hawkins, Rachel. Demonglass. New York : Hyperion, 2011. Print.


Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth.

Mead, Richelle. Vampire Academy. New York : Razorbill, 2007. Print.

Think of everything you've heard about boarding school. St. Vladimir Academy is nothing like that; it's much more dangerous. Lissa, a vampire princess and her best friend Rose are heading back to the school where vampires learn magic and half-human teens learn to protect vampires. If they aren't careful, Lissa might become the newest member of the Strigoi, the most ruthless vampires in the world.

McKinley, Robin. The Blue Sword. New York : Puffin Books , 2000. Print

Harry has just been kidnapped from her home in the orange-glowing colony Daria, but it could be worse. Life at home was dull; her kidnapper is a native king with mysterious powers. It's about time Harry found some magic in her life.

Shan, Darren. Cirque Du Freak. Boston : Little, Brown, 2000. Print.

Have you ever dreamed of joining the circus, not an ordinary circus, but one full of vampires, giant poison spiders, and other fantastical creatures? Is the temptation strong enough to become part-vampire yourself? What if it put one of your closest friends in grave danger? Darren knows how he would answer these questions and is set to embark upon a long journey full of extraordinary sights and people.

Shusterman, Neal. Everlost. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2006. Print.

Nick and Allie were both killed in a car crash, but are they dead? Not quite. The teens are stuck in Everlost, the space between living and the white light at the end of the tunnel, Allie does not want to spend eternity as an Afterlight surrounded by lost teen souls. She is determined to come back home even though it seems impossible. If she is to somehow make it back it won't be without first dealing with the monsters who stand in her way.

Stiefvater, Maggie. Shiver. New York : Scholastic Press, 2009. Print.

Grace watches the wolves in her backyard, keeping a steady gaze on the one with the yellow eyes. There is something very different about the one. It's winter. Sam, the boy Grace loves, is out of reach, but much closer than you might think. This story proves that any form of love can withstand the most difficult and bizzare situations.