Paranormalcy

White, Kiersten. Paranormalcy. 2010. Harper Teen, 335 pages. $16.99 ISBN: 9780061985843

Plot Summary:

Evie is just like any other 16 year old; except that she is the only person known can see through the glamours of paranormal creatures. Evie works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency (IPCA) locating and placing trackers on paranormal creatures so the agency can keep track of them. Evie meets Lend when she apprehends him trespassing in the agency. Lend is like no paranormal anyone at the agency has seen. Lend has the ability to change his appearance to look like other people and Evie is the only one who can see through his glamour. Now Evie is torn between her ex-boyfriend the faerie Reth and her new crush Lend. As paranormals start mysteriously dying Evie finds herself at the center of a mysterious faerie prophecy and fighting for her life.

Critical Review:

Fans of Bella and Katniss will eat up Paranormalcy and love the addition of another strong female to the genre. Evie is witty, independent, and thinks for herself. Even in the midst of chaos and having her life and those around her threatened Evie new loses her sense of humor or her positive attitude. Evie is a heroine for a generation of strong willed girls who do not need the boys to save them and more often than not end up saving the boys.

Genre:

Fantasy

Interest Level:

6^th to 10^th grades

Similar Books:

Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer

Awards/Honors:

YALSA Teen’s Top Ten 2011

Author’s Website:

http://www.kierstenwhite.com/