Night Owls by A. R. Vishny

Night Owls

A Sydney Taylor and National Jewish Book Award Winner

A. R. Vishny

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 17, 2024

* National Jewish Book Award Winner * Green Mountain Book Award Nominee * Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner * In this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York's monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever.

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Who it’s for
Jewish folklore, vampire romance, and New York’s undead underworld make for a shadowy, layered read.
Themes
Jewish folklore and the supernatural, Love and secrecy, Family loyalty
Pacing
Fast

About this book

* National Jewish Book Award Winner * Green Mountain Book Award Nominee * Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner * In this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York's monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever. Clara loves rules.

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Rules are what have kept her and her sister, Molly, alive—or, rather, undead—for over a century. Work their historic movie theater by day. Shift into an owl under the cover of night. Feed on men in secret. And never fall in love. Molly is in love. And she’s tired of keeping her girlfriend, Anat, a secret. If Clara won’t agree to bend their rules a little, then she will bend them herself. Boaz is cursed. He can’t walk two city blocks without being cornered by something undead. At least at work at the theater, he gets to flirt with Clara, wishing she would like him back. When Anat vanishes and New York’s monstrous underworld emerges from the shadows, Clara suspects Boaz, their annoyingly cute box office attendant, might be behind it all. But if they are to find Anat, they will need to work together to face demons and the hungers they would sooner bury. Clara will have to break all her rules—of love, of life, and of death itself—before her rules break everyone she loves. In this stand-alone debut, A. R. Vishny interweaves mystery, romance, and lore to create an unputdownable story about those who have kept to the shadows for far too long. - Perfect for Halloween Reading - Ideal for fans of the supernatural - For teens who love dark and scary stories

Folklore After Dark

Jewish folklore, vampire romance, and New York’s undead underworld make for a shadowy, layered read.

Come here for

  • Estries and owl-shifting vampires rooted in Jewish tradition
  • Romance tangled with mystery and supernatural danger

Expect

  • A darkly immersive YA blend of folklore, romance, and thrills
  • Rules, hungers, and old secrets pressing on the characters

Where it sits

Vampires66%
Paranormal YA Romance30%
Jewish YA27%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Holiday YA
  • YA Horror
  • Myths & Legends for Teens
  • Monster Tales for Teens
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  • YA Mysteries
  • Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens
  • US Stories for Teens
  • Jewish YA
Authors
A. R. Vishny
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 17, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Jewish folklore and the supernatural · Love and secrecy · Family loyalty
Reading lane
Holiday YA