THE BLUE BLOOD SERIES by Melissa De La Cruz
Raise your hand if you:
o Are age 14 and up
o Are part of a group of privileged Manhattan socialites
o Go to an exclusive and prestigious high school
o Got invited to an ultra elite social club or
o You are the very last bloodline in a distinguished family of… vampires
Well, seeing that I don’t fit into any of those categories…. I can’t raise my hand, but even if I could raise my hand, I wouldn’t for fear of dropping this page-turning series.
I took the suggestion from one of the teens here in the EM library to read De La Cruz’s first book in the series titled Blue Bloods, and I couldn’t put the book down all weekend. If fact, I couldn’t put the whole series down!
Now I know you guys are being hit pretty hard with vampire fever lately, but don’t lose your sight after Twilight. Why not try a different vampire series?
The intriguing plot in Melissa De La Cruz’s Blue Blood series will comfortably cruise you right through a Vampire Weekend.
Set in Manhattan, NY in Duchesne (a private high school) a teen girl named Schuyler is dealing with being treated like an outsider from the ultra posh and popular clique in her high school. Being a humble Goth girl, she dresses and thinks completely different than the socialites that surround her; however she comes to the realization that she isn’t totally different than some of her high society schoolmates. What connects them is their deep history dating back to the voyage of the Mayflower, having blood so ancient that it carries memories of events past, and influential powers for the future. Intertwined with mystery and suspense Schuyler is persistent in solving the devastating crimes against her vanishing schoolmates; she discovers insight to her past, and reveals the dangerous secrets in her community.
I love the series and I highly recommend it for ages 14 and up.
So give the series a try, and let us know if you like it!
-Chrissy Hirsch
YA Librarian
Click on the Links below to see if they are available in your Library
Book 1: Bluebloods: a Blue Bloods Novel
Book 2: Masquerade: a Blue Bloods Novel
Book 3: Revelations: a Blue Bloods Novel (this one’s brand new as of 10/28/08)
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