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28th October 2007

11:09am: Help, please!
I just joined this community and am hoping that some of you can help me out. I have a 13 y/o daughter who has recently "discovered" YA vampire books. When I say recently, I mean like two months ago. Since then she has read the following:

Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse
The Morganville Vampires (books 1 & 2)
The Vampire Diaries (books 1 & 2)
Vampire Kisses (books 1-3)
Secret Circle (books 1 & 2)
Sweep (books 1-4)

She's read all of these, plus a few manga thrown in for fun, since August. She's reading Twilight for the second time now because she doesn't know what she wants to read next.

I need recs of other similar series. For Christmas I'd like to buy her the first book in a few different series. Then she can use her money to buy the next books in whichever series she decides she likes. She really enjoys books about vampires, but other paranormal themes are good too.

Now here are *MY* requirements (sorry, but the mom in me has to rear her ugly head now): no sex. Period. After all, she is only 13. References to sex are ok, but actual detailed sex scenes are out. Preferably no drug use, although drug references are ok since that is real world. I have no issue with cursing. Wicca is fine also. I am reading the book "Tithe" by Holly Black right now as my daughter asked me to read it first to see if it was age appropriate. I'll be honest - I'm not impressed so far. The smoking/drug use/sexual references I think are geared more toward the 16+ age group (example: when one character asks another if she's ever seen an uncircumcised d*@k, I was a little put off).

I think that is all. Hope I'm not annoying everyone with my request!
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