书名：The Vampire Diaries  吸血鬼日记系列小说三本：觉醒/挣扎/愤怒和黑暗归来
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数620-700L
作者：L. J. Smith L.J.史密斯
出版社名称：HarperTeen
出版时间：2009
语种：英文 
ISBN：9780061963865  9780061963872  9780061140983
商品尺寸：13.5 x 1.5 x 20.3 cm
包装：平装
页数：1056

The Vampire Diaries《吸血鬼日记》是由美国青少年文学作家L.J.史密斯创作的童颜成年吸血鬼恐怖系列小说。故事以艾琳娜·吉伯，一个在两个吸血鬼兄弟间左右为难的高中女孩为中心展开。这系列小说开始是在1991年以三部曲：The Awakening《觉醒》、The Struggle《挣扎》和The Fury《愤怒》出版，后因读者的压力使作者在一年后写了第四部: Dark Reunion《黑暗归来》。L.J.史密斯在停笔几年后的1998年宣布一部稍有改动的以Damon为主角的新三部曲命名为《吸血鬼日记：归来》，继续发展故事。由该书改编的电视剧《吸血鬼日记》2009年9月在美国CW电视台开播。
这套英文原版小说包括三本书：
The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening《吸血鬼日记1：觉醒》
The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle《吸血鬼日记2：挣扎》
The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion《吸血鬼日记3&4：愤怒和黑暗归来》

推荐理由：
1.热播美剧《吸血鬼日记》英文原著小说系列，内容更加丰富；
2. 美国畅销青少年读物，书中的英语词汇相对简单，生词少，容易读懂；
3. 英文原版，内容无删减，印刷清晰，纸质护眼。
New York Times bestselling series
This special paperback TV tie-in edition of the first book in L.J. Smith’s New York Times bestselling The Vampire Diaries series features cover artwork from the hit CW TV show based on the book, starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder.
Fans of The Vampire Diaries TV show will find this book packed with the same kind of heart-stopping suspense, fierce romances, and jaw-dropping surprises that they know and love, all brought to life by New York Times bestselling author L.J. Smith.

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening《吸血鬼日记1：觉醒》
高中女生艾琳娜的父母在一次意外中身亡，心力交瘁的她希望能够在新学期重新振作起来。开学当天艾琳娜遇到了一个帅气而又神秘的男孩，没人知道这个男孩居然是个吸血鬼，更为可怕的是这个男孩邪恶的吸血鬼哥哥也来到了小镇……
Elena Gilbert is a high school golden girl, used to getting what she wants. And who she wants. But when the boy she’s set her sights on—the handsome and haunted Stefan—isn’t interested, she’s confused. She could never know the real reason Stefan is struggling to resist her: Stefan is a vampire, and Elena’s in danger just by being around him. What’s more, Stefan’s dark, dangerous vampire brother Damon has just arrived in town. And wherever Damon goes, trouble always follows.

The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle《吸血鬼日记2：挣扎》
和Stefan相爱的Elena发现Damon也有可爱之处，爱情、亲情该何去何从，又有什么样的危险等在他们面前呢……
Elena quickly realizes that the only thing more dangerous that being in love with a vampire is being desired by two. As Stefan struggles to suppress his instinctive thirst, Damon persists in his quest for Elena’s heart. A dark turn of events forces Elena to risk her mortality to save one of her immortal suitors.

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion《吸血鬼日记3&4：愤怒和黑暗归来》
Elena变成了吸血鬼，是谁造成了这一切，是Damon还是另有其人？到底谁才是真正的幕后黑手，他们又将面对怎样的危险……
Elena Gilbert has risen from the dead as a powerful vampire. But she still finds herself caught in a deadly love triangle with Stefan and Damon. Tormented by losing Elena, Stefan is determined to end his feud with his brother Damon once and for all—whatever the cost. And Damon at last possesses Elena, but his thirst for revenge against Stefan poisons his triumph. But when the oldest, most vile evil force threatens Fell’s Church, all three must band together to save the town.

L.J.史密斯（Lisa Jane Smith），美国知名青少年文学作家，尤其擅长奇幻文学创作。至今已为青少年、儿童创作小说作品二十余部，被译成多种文字在世界各国出版发行，受到全球各国青少年、儿童的喜爱。
她的作品通常以年轻人为主题，混合了无数惊悚、奇幻和浪漫的成分。目前她已经完成了三部曲，两个系列，和两部合作小说。她的小说里的人物们向来是很多俊男美女、人类和超自然东西。其中大多数角色都是年轻人，或者说看上去很年轻。她的故事里一直充斥着黑暗和光明，正邪之争，循环因果。其中那些男主角的性格也通常是模棱两可，时而引诱女主角堕入黑暗，却又在结尾处变成光明的化身而成为英雄。
代表作包括《纽约时报》畅销书榜冠军作品Dark Visions、热播美剧The Vampire Diaries原著小说系列、The Forbidden Game系列、The Secret Circle系列、Night World系列等。
L. J. Smith was born as Lisa Jane Smith in Villa Park, California on September 4, 1965. She received a bachelor of arts degree in experimental psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and teaching credentials in elementary education and special education from San Francisco State University. Before becoming a full-time writer, she taught kindergarten and special education for several years. She has written numerous young adults books and series including The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, The Forbidden Game, Dark Visions, and Night World.

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening 吸血鬼日记1：觉醒
The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle吸血鬼日记2：挣扎
The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion吸血鬼日记3&4：愤怒和黑暗归来

September 4
Dear Diary,
Something awful is going to happen today.
I don’t know why I wrote that. It’s crazy.
There’s no reason for me to be upset and every reason for me to be happy, but…
But here I am at 5:30 in the morning, awake and scared. I keep telling myself it’s just that I’m all messed up from the time difference between France and here. But that doesn’t explain why I feel so scared. So lost.
The day before yesterday, while Aunt Judith and Margaret and I were driving back from the airport, I had such a strange feeling. When we turned onto our street I suddenly thought, “Mom
and Dad are waiting for us at home. I bet they’ll be on the front porch or in the living room looking out the window. They must have missed me so much.”
I know. That sounds totally crazy.
But even when I saw the house and the empty front porch I still felt that way. I ran up the steps
and I tried the door and knocked with the knocker. And when Aunt Judith unlocked the door I burst inside and just stood in the hallway listening, expecting to hear Mom coming down the stairs or Dad calling from the den.
Just then Aunt Judith let a suitcase crash down on the floor behind me and sighed a huge sigh and said, “We’re home.” And Margaret laughed. And the most horrible feeling I’ve ever felt in my life came over me. I’ve never felt so utterly and completely lost.
Home. I am home. Why does that sound like a lie?
I was born here in Fell’s Church. I’ve always lived in this house, always. This is my same old bedroom, with the scorch mark on the floorboards where Caroline and I tried to sneak cigarettes in 5th grade and nearly chocked ourselves. I can look out the window and see the big quince tree Matt and the guys climbed up to crash my slumber party two years ago. This is my bed, my chair, my dresser.
But right now everything looks strange to me, as if I don’t belong here. It’s me that’s out of place. And the worst thing is that I fell there’s somewhere I do belong, but I just can’t find it.
I was too tried yesterday to go to Orientation. Meredith picked up my schedule for me, but I didn’t feel like talking to her on the phone. Aunt Judith told everyone who called that I had jet lag and was sleeping, but she watched me at dinner with a funny look on her face.
I’ve got to see the crowd today, though. We’re supposed to meet in the parkinglot before school. Is that why I’m scared? Am I frightened of them?
Elena Gilbert stopped writing. She stared at the last line she had written and then shook her head, pen hovering over the small book with the blue velvet cover. Then, with a sudden gesture, she lifted her head and threw the pen and book at the big bay window, where the bounced off harmlessly and landed on the upholstered window seat.
It was all so completely ridiculous.