Friday, April 29, 2016

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

Black, H. (2013). The coldest girl in Coldtown. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Genre and Themes: Young Adult Fantasy - supernatural, vampires, teens, post-apocalypse

This story is full of vampires that actually coexist with regular people.  The main character, Tana, wakes up after a night of partying with having to escape a group of vampires trying to attack her. She manages to escape but realizes she was indeed bit and is now infected. Due to the infection she starts to evolve into a vampire or "cold". Because of this incident Tana decides that moving to Coldtown. Living here would prevent her from attacking other humans. On her way there she meets twins, Midnight and Winter who she thinks can become her friends but ultimately turn on her. Upon arriving to Coldtown she is told that she can leave if she is not infected. During this time she has to battle other vampires and at the end she is able to go home to wait out the infection.

Some Awards Won by This Title:

2013 - Andre Norton Award Nominees
2013 - NPRs Best Books of 2013: Science Fiction and Fantasy
2014 - Texas Tayshas Reading List

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