Fagbøger for børn og unge: vampyrer, varulve og andre formskiftere

Adam and Victor are brothers who have the usual fights over the remote, which movie to watch and whether or not it's morally acceptable to eat people. Well, not so much eat... just drink a little blood. They're vampires, hiding in plain sight with their eclectic yet loving family. Ten-year-old Adam knows he has a better purpose in his life (well, immortal life) than just drinking blood, but fourteen-year-old Victor wants to accept his own self-image of vampirism. Everything changes when bodies start to appear all over town, and it becomes clear that a vampire hunter may be on the lookout for the family. Can Adam and Victor reconcile their differences and work together to stop the killer before it's too late?

When Rudy and his friends discover that the Skate Stars competition has come to their hometown they can't wait to enter and show off their skills. But how far is Rudy willing to go to win a medal?

Howl with laughter and squeal with delight at this monstrously exciting new picture book from number one bestselling author David Walliams, illustrated by the awesome Adam Stower!Howler is a SMALL werewolf with a BIG problem.He is just not SCARY! And that makes him the odd one out at Monster School...But when Howler finds some new friends, he discovers that being the ODD one out might just make him the COOLEST one of all...With giggles on every page, this hilarious new picture book is perfect for ALL little monsters.

As Jade rebuilds her life after last autumn's trauma, Sarah decides joining track is the perfect distraction. While Jade's figuring out how to compete without giving away her wereanimal status, Bevin finds someone nice he can date. When summer begins, Jade travels cross country with José, Owen, and Tanner to visit colleges. A run-in with rogue werewolves triggers new epsilon abilities and an unlikely alliance develops. The question becomes: can she save her new ally or will she end up dead?

Amari and the Great Game is a captivating masterpiece by the renowned author B. B. Alston. Published in 2023 by Harper Collins Publ. UK, this book takes you on an extraordinary journey that will leave you spellbound. The genre of the book is a fascinating blend that will appeal to a wide range of readers. B. B. Alston, with his unique storytelling style, weaves a narrative that is both engaging and thought-provoking. The book, since its publication, has been appreciated by readers and critics alike for its gripping storyline and memorable characters. Harper Collins Publ. UK, the publisher, has once again proven their commitment to bringing quality literature to readers worldwide. This book is a must-have for all book lovers and is sure to be a delightful addition to any collection.

There's a rumor floating around that we read the Mayan calendar wrong. That the end of the world is really going to happen on October 13, 2023, which agrees with the properly translated Cairo calendar. It's not a rumor. When Ash is unwittingly drawn into events leading up to the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, he wants to do his best to help, but his best might not be good enough. The problem with having an identity crisis is: One minute, you're playing at hero. The next, you're regaining consciousness, covered in blood; with dead bodies strewn all over the place, wondering what just happened. The problem with having the fate of the entire world hanging in the balance is that the only way to know you've won is if everything is still in one piece at the end of the countdown. Will Ash make it in time to prevent the end of everything? What if he fails?

Alluring romance, heart-stopping danger, and sinister intrigue combine in the penultimate volume of Melissa Marr's#1 New York Timesbestselling Wicked Lovely series.Half-human and half-faery, Ani is driven by her hungers.Those same appetites also attract powerful enemies and uncertain allies, including Devlin. He was created as an assassin and is brother to the faeries' coolly logical High Queen and to her chaotic twin, the embodiment of War. Devlin wants to keep Ani safe from his sisters, knowing that if he fails, he will be the instrument of Ani's death.Ani isn't one to be guarded while others fight battles for her, though. She has the courage to protect herself and the ability to alter Devlin's plansand his life. The two are drawn together, each with reason to fear the other and to fearforone another. But as they grow closer, a larger threat imperils the whole of Faerie. Will saving the faery realm mean losing each other?

In this latest installment of The New York Times bestselling quartet that began with The Beautiful, Pippa journeys to the treacherous and beguiling world of the fey in search of answers but instead falls in love.Following the explosive events of The Damned, Odette faces a vampire’s final death. The Court of the Lions have done everything they can to save her but have failed. A healer from the Sylvan Vale could help her, but only Arjun Desai, as a half fey, can cross the boundary between realms. The Sylvan Vale is a world Arjun despises, and in return, it despises him. But knowing it could save Odette, he returns to the Vale with all haste, leaving the mirrored tare between the two worlds open and unwittingly setting the stage for both love and war. It’s mere days until Pippa Montrose is to wed Phoebus Devereux and become a member of his well-heeled family, offering salvation to her own. But Celine is missing. Pippa has no idea where her best friend has gone, but she’s certain it’s in the company of vampire Sébastien Saint Germain and that Arjun can lead her to them. Pippa enjoins the help of Eloise, the daughter of a powerful sorceress, to discover the gateway Arjun uses to travel between worlds. Pippa, tired of hesitating in life, marches right through in search of her friend. But what she discovers on the other side is a dangerous, duplicitous world full of mischief and magic she doesn’t understand, and most unexpectedly, she finds love. Author of the New York Times bestselling duology The Wrath & The Dawn, Renée Ahdieh is back. The Righteous is the can’t-miss lead in to what will be a much-anticipated finale of a can't miss quartet.

Young Dracula loves his fangs and is very upset after one falls out--especially when the Tooth Fairy tries to take it away.

"Bastien and Celine look for allies and rally friends as war break loose"--

Now in paperback, this YA reimagining of the Buffy universe by New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns) features the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil.Return to Sunnydale in a brand-new series by New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Frankie  Rosenberg wasn't yet alive when her mom, Willow, her aunt Buffy, and  the original Scooby Gang destroyed the Hellmouth and saved the world  from the First Evil. These days, life in New Sunnydale is blissfully  quiet. Frankie is just trying to survive her sophomore year at the  rebuilt high school and use her budding magical powers to make the world  a better place.But that world is suddenly plunged into danger  when the slayer community is the target of a deadly attack, leaving the  future of the line uncertain. Then Frankie discovers she's sort of  freakishly strong. Oh, and there's something Willow never told her about  her true identity.Cue the opening credits.Quicker than  she can carve a stake, Frankie discovers there's more to saving the  world than witty one-liners and stupid hot demons. now everyone looks to  her for answers, but speaking up has never been her strong suit. And  it's hard to be taken seriously when your mom is such a powerful witch  she almost ended the world once, while your greatest magic trick is  recycling.Despite the many challenges standing in her way,  Frankie must assemble her own bumbling Scooby Gang, get dressed up in  Buffy's (vintage '90s) clothes, and become a new slayer for a new  generation—before whatever came for the rest of the slayers comes for  her next.“A worthy successor to the Slayer stories.” –Booklist Starred Review

While developing a new system to maintain the town's defenses, genius student Claire Danvers discovers a way to use the vampires' powers to keep outsiders from spreading news of Morganville's "unique" situation. But when people in town start forgetting who they are-including the vampires-Claire has to figure out how to pull the plug on her experiment before she forgets how to save herself...and Morganville.