Books to Sink Your Fangs Into

This summer is all about scaring up a good book here at the library, and what could be more scary than vampires?

Read on to find the pefect vampire book for you. Then the covers below to locate or put a hold on these spooking and terrifyingly fun books.

Little Vampire and the Midnight Bear - Little Vampire discovers that he can fly when he needs to save his baby sister from the dreadful Midnight Bear. (J READ KWITZ)

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery - Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire. (J FIC HOWE)

Please Don't Feed the Vampire! - You buy something called "vampire in a can" and at first you think it's just a goofy vampire costume, but then you notice a packet in the bottom of the can labeled: DANGER--KEEP AWAY! What do you do? Choose between 20 different endings with this Give Yourself Goosebumps book. (J FIC STINE)

V is for... Vampire: A Vampire Island Story - Lexie Livingstone, a vampire-human hybrid living in New York City and trying to gain mortality, faces typical ninth grade dramas like boys and school politics, as well as not-so-typical obstacles like obnoxious pixie houseguests. (J FIC GRIFFIN)

Vampire State Building - Eleven-year-old Sam Bamford's on-line chess pal is in New York to play in a tournament, but Sam's sister and cousin are wary because Vlad has pointy teeth, comes from Romania, and admits to keeping secrets. ( J FIC LEVY)

The Secrets of the Dripping Fang, Book One: The Onts - Ten-year-old orphan twins Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin have a had it bad at Cincinnati's Jolly Days Orphanage, but things get much worse when the Mandible sisters offer to share their home in the Dripping Fang Forest. (J FIC GREENBERG)

A to Z Mysteries: The Vampire's Vacation -  Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate a mysterious man in black who Josh believes is a vampire! (J FIC ROY)

For more vampire and monster book suggestions, come see us at the Information Desk.

And it's not too late to sign up for our 2010 Summer Reading Program: "Scare Up a Good Book." Enter to win weekly prizes and other cool stuff.