Razorbill, January, 2005
ISBN: 1595140417
Available: New and Used
During a family camping trip, sixteen year old Tom Anderson goes off for a walk only to be chased by a bear and fall in to a river. When Tom comes to he finds that he was rescued by the Folan family. The Folans make excuses as to why Tom can’t leave their house or contact his family. Finally, Kate Folan, who is Tom’s age, warns him that he is being turned into a werewolf and needs to escape. The Folans are a family of werewolves, and Kate’s mother, Marcie, has chosen Tom to be Kate’s mate. Tom and Kate flee the Folan household and are pursued by Kate’s mother, who has alerted other werewolves across the country to hunt Tom and Kate. Cole’s story has a good consistent pacing and the Tom and Kate characters work well together. The Wereling does have a more hard horror edge and has more violence than Wolf Pack or Lone Wolf. There are two other books in the series ; The Wereling: Prey and The Wereling: Resurrection. Recommended for a highschool horror collection and a potential recommendation for those who liked Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause. Contains: violence.