Showing posts with label vampires. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vampires. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2014

The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa

Racing against time, Allie, Kanin, and Jackal, set out to defeat the evil vampire Sarren.  Dealing with heartbreak of losing Zeke only makes the journey all the more difficult.  Will Allie come to grips with his death and stop Sarren from destroying the world?  Or will she succumb to her grief and become the monster the humans think she has become?

Content Notes:
The book contains several scenes with bad language.  It also has a lot of violence and gore.

Teacher Notes:
While I really enjoyed this series, like the 2nd and third books, this book is not appropriate for middle school students.  It would be appropriate for mature Jr. High students or High School students and above.

Monday, June 24, 2013

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Alli Sekemoto’s adventures continue as she struggles back across the United States looking for her creator, Kanin.  During her search, she unwittingly crosses path with her “brother” Jackal.  Despite their differences, they join together in their search; a search that leads right back to where Alli started….New Covington and a deadly new plague that hunts both vampires and humans.

 Content Notes:
This book has some boy/girl relationship issues, language, and violence.  If made into a movie it would be rated PG-13.

Teacher Notes:
While the first book in this series didn’t have anything I felt was major, this second book isn’t appropriate for 6th grade students.  I would recommend this book for 7th graders and up or mature 6th grade students whose parents were aware of the content.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

In a dystopian society, Allie Sekemoto has been struggling to survive.  When an illness called Red Lung began to kill off the human population, hidden vampires emerged attempting to save their food supply.  Allie has a deep hatred for these vampires and has spent her life trying to avoid them, until she is faced with death and chooses to join them.  What follows is her struggle to keep her humanity and save the remnants of the human population.

Content Notes:
This book has numerous fighting scenes and lots of “bloods and guts” type stuff.   It also contains a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship although it’s mainly kept in the PG realm.  If made into a movie this book would be rated PG-13. 

Teacher Notes:
This book may not be suitable for all middle school students.  A similar book would be the Twilight series.