Take the Medusa Myth, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Ugly Duckling, add some modern day thrills and you have the Dark Fusion Series by Neal Shusterman.
Dreadlocks- Tara's "friends" start developing strange quirks like drinking gallons of milk at a time or eating dirt. Only Parker realizes what she is up to. But Tara has given him certain cravings of his own. Can he stop her destructive game in time, or is he doomed to be under her spell forever?
Red Rider's Hood- When Red's grandma is mugged by the Wolves gang, he decides to join the Wolves so he can learn how to defeat them. Soon he uncovers their terrible secret: They are werewolves with a thirst for human blood. Instead of being horrified, Red envies the Wolves' freedom and power. Will Red take up the Wolves murderous ways or take them down?
Duckling Ugly-Cara is so ugly that mirrors break and even her own parents can't deny her ugliness. Tormented and tortured by people, Cara has a miserable life. Then she receives a shimmering note from some exotic place that suggests there is more to her than meets the eye. Cara soon discovers that this place is real. It's a place where the ugliest of duclings can become swans. A swan, however, can have a serious taste for revenge...deadly revenge.
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