Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl have
penned a very popular series about a small Southern town and the
denizens that reside there. And though officially called the Caster Chronicles, everyone I know refers to it as the Beautiful Creatures series.
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#1
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
3.77 avg rating — 172,734 ratings
- William C. Morris YA Debut Award Nominee (2010)
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2009)
- ALA Teens' Top Ten (2010)
Gatlin looks like a sleepy little southern town. It has overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards. Ethan Wate can't wait to escape this boring backwater. That is until Lena Duchannes moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation. Then Ethan finds himself inexplicably drawn to her and he becomes determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, Lena struggles to hide her powers and her families cursed heritage.
Word Count: 147,695
Page Count: 592
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 21.0
AR quiz: 134708
Lexile: HL670L
#2
BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS**STARRED REVIEW** VOYA
3.94 avg rating — 56,479 ratings
Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.
And Ethan's relationship with Lena is threatened as she withdraws after a tragedy.
Word Count: 131,284
Page Count: 528
Accelerated Reading level: 4.4 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 140589
#2.5
DREAM DARK - a story story
3.75 avg rating — 7,311 ratings
Link joins his best friend, Ethan Wate, on a quest through a mysterious network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South. He knew the journey would be dangerous but he didn't count on being bitten.
There is no reading information for this short story that is available in e-format.
#3
BEAUTIFUL CHAOS
4.04 avg rating — 36,010 ratings
For Ethan, the chaos is a
frightening but welcome distraction. He's being haunted in his dreams
again, but this time it isn't by Lena - and whatever is haunting him is
following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse,
Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself — forgetting names, phone
numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and most days he's too
afraid to ask.
Now
Ethan must find a way to return to Lena - and Gatlin - as she vows to
do whatever it takes to get him back. Even if it means trusting old
enemies or risking their loved ones' lives.
Word Count: 127,836
Page Count: 528
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 18.0
AR quiz: 147558
Lexile: HL630L
#4
BEAUTIFUL REDEMPTION
4.02 avg rating — 22,332 ratings
Is death the end . . . or only the beginning?
Word Count: 96,864
Page Count: 464
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 14.0
AR quiz: 154798
Lexile: HL630L
compiled by Pam
updated October 2013
