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Available
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Publication
Dutton Children's Books (First Edition)
Pages
182
Description
For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.
Description
Vlad has to keep his vampire urges under control while dealing with the pressures of middle school.
Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod really hates junior high. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he faces a much bigger problem: He’s being hunted by a vampire killer.
Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod really hates junior high. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he faces a much bigger problem: He’s being hunted by a vampire killer.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2007
2008-03-13
Physical description
182 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
9780525478119
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Lexile
780L
User reviews
LibraryThing member Jenson_AKA_DL
Vladimir Tod is your average, goth-like teen who is crushing on a girl and worrying about his grades. He also happens to be a vampire who has to wear sunblock to school and hide blood in his peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Vlad had always thought he was the only one of his kind until he
Eight Grade Bites was a little campy, but not so much that I disliked it. In fact, I really rather enjoyed the story. I thought that Vladimir was a very likeable guy. This certainly wasn't a dark and romantic story and really was a book about Vlad trying to fit in despite his differences. In this case the difference is that he is a vampire. I did find one part eerily deja vuish (a la "My Familiar") but that is an entirely personal thing. Basically this was a pretty cute story with vampires. I'd recommend it to grades middle school and up, especially those teens with a fondness for books such as "Vampire Kisses" and "Boys that Bite".
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discovers he is being stalked by whoever murdered his parents. Will he be able to unravel the puzzles left behind by his father in time to save himself?Eight Grade Bites was a little campy, but not so much that I disliked it. In fact, I really rather enjoyed the story. I thought that Vladimir was a very likeable guy. This certainly wasn't a dark and romantic story and really was a book about Vlad trying to fit in despite his differences. In this case the difference is that he is a vampire. I did find one part eerily deja vuish (a la "My Familiar") but that is an entirely personal thing. Basically this was a pretty cute story with vampires. I'd recommend it to grades middle school and up, especially those teens with a fondness for books such as "Vampire Kisses" and "Boys that Bite".
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LibraryThing member abbylibrarian
This one's very popular with the kids at my library. I liked it okay. It starts with action and the mystery kept me turning the pages. Recommended for fans of Darren Shan's Cirque du Freak series and tween vampire fans.
LibraryThing member KClaire
The vampire answer to Diary of Wimpy Kid (although Eighth Grade Bites was published first :>) Middle school vampire and orphan Vlad overcomes bullies, gets a handle on vampire society, and asks his crush to a dance. I enjoyed the story but the narration irked. The narrator has a good voice and
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pacing for the story. Unfortunately he assumes a whiny voice for female characters. Overall, the narration does not have freshness; i.e. a canned interpretation. The narrator is an adult stereotyping middle school voices and emotions. Eighth Grade Bites has wonder but the narrator for this audio version does not bring it out. 2 stars for the narration. 3 stars for the book. Show Less
LibraryThing member katielder
This book is perfect for its target audience: middle schoolers, mostly boys. The main character is half-vampire, he eats blood-packed twinkles for lunch, he crushes on a girl who hardly notices him, his principal won't leave him alone, and het gets a tattoo.
I'm glad there is a vampire series for
Having said that, however, and being neither a middle schooler nor a boy, I had to work hard to finish this book. And reading the next four books in the series is entirely out of the question! From a literary perspective, the characters are flat and uninteresting--even the main character, whose name is Vlad (yuck--cliche!). His best friend Henry is just a ghost of a character, and readers learn nothing of Meredith, the girl Vlad is crazy about. It does ring true that he doesn't want to ask Meredith to the school dance because he fears rejection--who hasn't been there?--but beyond that, very little is learned about how Vlad feels about anything. Even when he is looking at long-lost photographs of his dead parents, he seems unmoved. Strange.
The plot is also pretty thin. A teacher goes missing, a substitute comes in his place and makes Vlad write a paper and do an oral presentation on vampires, and Vlad gets chased around by a vampire hunter.
Harsh, I know, but I think there is much better fiction being written for young adults than this. However, I know plenty of younger high school boys who love these books and are waiting for each installment I can eke out of the budget.
Developing readers and reluctant readers alike will appreciate the brevity of the books (this one is 182 pages) and the widespread typeset--very low intimidation factor as far as novels go. And honestly, there might be just enough characterization and plot here for young teens and students who struggle with keeping all the moving pieces of a book together.
So although this series is definitely not for me, it seems well-suited to its target audience.
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boys that focuses on the gory, gross parts and leaves out the schmoozy romantic bits.Having said that, however, and being neither a middle schooler nor a boy, I had to work hard to finish this book. And reading the next four books in the series is entirely out of the question! From a literary perspective, the characters are flat and uninteresting--even the main character, whose name is Vlad (yuck--cliche!). His best friend Henry is just a ghost of a character, and readers learn nothing of Meredith, the girl Vlad is crazy about. It does ring true that he doesn't want to ask Meredith to the school dance because he fears rejection--who hasn't been there?--but beyond that, very little is learned about how Vlad feels about anything. Even when he is looking at long-lost photographs of his dead parents, he seems unmoved. Strange.
The plot is also pretty thin. A teacher goes missing, a substitute comes in his place and makes Vlad write a paper and do an oral presentation on vampires, and Vlad gets chased around by a vampire hunter.
Harsh, I know, but I think there is much better fiction being written for young adults than this. However, I know plenty of younger high school boys who love these books and are waiting for each installment I can eke out of the budget.
Developing readers and reluctant readers alike will appreciate the brevity of the books (this one is 182 pages) and the widespread typeset--very low intimidation factor as far as novels go. And honestly, there might be just enough characterization and plot here for young teens and students who struggle with keeping all the moving pieces of a book together.
So although this series is definitely not for me, it seems well-suited to its target audience.
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LibraryThing member rj_anderson
My apathy toward vampires is nigh-legendary, but I keep finding books that make me reconsider. The last one was Claudia Grey's Evernight, and I thought that was just a fluke; but now that I've met Vladimir Tod, it seems that I now have two vampire-related series of books to follow.Vladimir is a
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sweetheart. Not in a wimpy way (though he does get picked on by a couple of lunkheads at school, but he finds his own ways of dealing with that), I just mean that he's a really nice (yet normal and believable) kid. I enjoyed watching him pick his way through the story's mythology, dealing with confusion and anger and seeming betrayal by friends and all the things that could make him tiresomely emo and self-involved, and yet... not becoming tiresomely emo and self-involved. Just picking himself up, gritting his teeth (or fangs) and resolutely carrying on. Big hugs for that, Vlad.I was also pleasantly surprised by the complexity of the vampire mythology behind the story, and the indications that the secrets about Vlad's family history and the nature of the vampire world are going to take several more books to explore. That makes me excited to read more in the series, not just to hang out with Vlad again but to watch him develop his powers and his knowledge and tackle bigger enemies along the way... both in high school and in the world of vampires.Anyway, this was good clean fun and I'm glad I read it. And now I have two more books (so far) to look forward to getting my hands on! Huzzah! Show Less
LibraryThing member TeenBookReviews
Vladimir Tod is different from your average eighth grader; his mother was human but his father was a vampire. His parents died three years ago and he doesn’t know if there are any other vampires around, so he’s pretty much on his own figuring out his vampire abilities. Eighth Grade was going
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smoothly enough, but then his English teacher goes missing and the substitute keeps asking all kinds of questions. Is someone on the Vlad? A nice blend of humor and horror. Vlad’s character is well constructed as is the world he lives in and Brewer has obviously spent a good deal of time thinking of the problems a half-vampire would face while going to public school and hiding his secret. My only complaint is that the climax and conclusion of the story happen too fast. The pace between the first two thirds of the book and the last part changes rather abruptly. I think this book will be highly enjoyable to middle school age readers boys and girls alike. Show Less
LibraryThing member la_librarian
I read this book in a day and am ordering the sequel: Ninth Grade Slays first thing Monday morning! Vladimir Tod is not your typical vampire...he's half human. His father was a vampire and his mother was human (they were murdered)...and it wasn't supposed to be possible but here he is.
Vlad lives
It was so interesting reading about what it would be like being half human, half vampire. It's a great combination of vampire lore, humor, mystery, and general teenage drama.
Although Vlad does have a crush, this book doesn't have the heavy romance of the Stephanie Meyer series. Brewer focuses more on Vlad as a person and what he's going through being a half vampire without REALLY knowing what he's capable of or his heritage. I love the way that Brewer explores new ideas about vampires and doesn't only stick to previous stereotypes. I definitely recommend it for vampirophiles.
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off of expired donor blood his caretaker gets from the hospital at which she works and the only person he's ever bitten was his best friend Henry when he was eight. Oh, and he's REALLY allergic to garlic!It was so interesting reading about what it would be like being half human, half vampire. It's a great combination of vampire lore, humor, mystery, and general teenage drama.
Although Vlad does have a crush, this book doesn't have the heavy romance of the Stephanie Meyer series. Brewer focuses more on Vlad as a person and what he's going through being a half vampire without REALLY knowing what he's capable of or his heritage. I love the way that Brewer explores new ideas about vampires and doesn't only stick to previous stereotypes. I definitely recommend it for vampirophiles.
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LibraryThing member ewyatt
I read this book and immediately had to check out the sequel. That's a good sign!
Vlad lives with his aunt after his parents died three years before. Vlad has all the problems of a normal teenage kid including dealing with bullies and working up the nerve to talk to his crush. He also has to deal
When his teacher disappears and a strange substitute takes his place, Vlad has to try to figure out what is happening and what his dead father has to do with it.
The story had action and humor. Vlad is a likeable vampire!
Vlad lives with his aunt after his parents died three years before. Vlad has all the problems of a normal teenage kid including dealing with bullies and working up the nerve to talk to his crush. He also has to deal
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with being half vampire. He feeds from blood donated from a blood bank and has blood capsules embedded into his PB&J sandwiches at lunch. When his teacher disappears and a strange substitute takes his place, Vlad has to try to figure out what is happening and what his dead father has to do with it.
The story had action and humor. Vlad is a likeable vampire!
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LibraryThing member TheLibraryhag
Vlad Tod is just your everyday half-vampire 8th grader trying to get along in the human world. He, his best friend Henry and his guardian, Nelly are very good at hiding is, um, special circumstance. But now people are missing and a mysterious teacher is hinting that he knows more about Vlad than
This is a really good YA vampire book. It is just gross enough. It definitely will appeal to boys but some girls will enjoy it too. It is also short and that might appeal to some kids who are not that into reading.
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maybe even Vlad knows.This is a really good YA vampire book. It is just gross enough. It definitely will appeal to boys but some girls will enjoy it too. It is also short and that might appeal to some kids who are not that into reading.
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LibraryThing member kayceel
Vlad is a very likable character (as are his guardian, Aunt Nelly, and his best friend Henry). Half vampire and half human, he's struggling not only with the fact that both his parents died in a bizarre fire three years previous, but also with hiding his true nature from the world around him. Henry
Things start getting hairy when the one of Vlad's teachers goes missing, and he's replaced by Mr. Otis, and very...suspicious character.
I liked the parts of the story about Vlad getting by as a secret vampire - he eats sandwiches with blood capsules hidden inside and drinks hot blood instead of hot tea. However, when Vlad starts discovering things about his father, the story gets uneven. I felt like I was missing pages in my book, as the story would skip ahead in a few short paragraphs. Other than that, though I did enjoy this, and will be checking out the next in the series!
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and Nelly are the only two people in the world who know what Vlad is, and as Nelly is a nurse, she's able to get Vlad blood bags to feed his vampire half.Things start getting hairy when the one of Vlad's teachers goes missing, and he's replaced by Mr. Otis, and very...suspicious character.
I liked the parts of the story about Vlad getting by as a secret vampire - he eats sandwiches with blood capsules hidden inside and drinks hot blood instead of hot tea. However, when Vlad starts discovering things about his father, the story gets uneven. I felt like I was missing pages in my book, as the story would skip ahead in a few short paragraphs. Other than that, though I did enjoy this, and will be checking out the next in the series!
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LibraryThing member DF1A_ChristieR
Vladimir Tod is a teenage boy in eigth grade. His parents are dead forceing him to live with his mother's best friend. Vlad's life was like a typical teenage life except for one thing he is a half vampire. Vlad is forced to hid his identity. Only his gardian and his best friend knows he is a half
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vampire. Now when his teacher is out the new sub is making life extra hard for him. Vlad thinks that the sub knows that he is not fully human. On top of that vampires are out to get him becaue he is half vampire. Vlad doesn't know what to do. I can't wait to read the sequels this book was so good. Show Less
LibraryThing member KrissZane
This book is amazing. You get to understand what it like for Vlad, also known as Vladimir. He's always getting bullied by people. He only has one friend and he's name is Henry. They get in and out of trouble together. They even stay together when they find out that someone is trying to kill Vlad.
Everyone should read this book because you get to learn what friendship really is and you also learn that it doesn't matter if you're black, white, human or vampire. This book is totally amazing and everyone should read this book.
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Vlad also learns he's more like his father than he thought. Vlad and Henry have learned a lot about themselves and each other.Everyone should read this book because you get to learn what friendship really is and you also learn that it doesn't matter if you're black, white, human or vampire. This book is totally amazing and everyone should read this book.
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LibraryThing member Reacherfan
This was such a great read! I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. This has a lot of good plot twists and turn, and gives an interesting look at the vampire myth.
Meet Vald Tod. He has to deal with the things teenagers do: Friends, bullies, homework, girls, teachers, principals, and to top it
This is such a fun read. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. If you read this, you won't be sorry. Enjoy the ride, I know I did.
Meet Vald Tod. He has to deal with the things teenagers do: Friends, bullies, homework, girls, teachers, principals, and to top it
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all off, he's a vampire. Not only does he have to deal with all of that, he also has to deal with a vampire hunter who wants to kill Vald. Vald has to come to terms with who and what he is, and then face the hunter face to face, and only one of them will walk away. This is such a fun read. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. If you read this, you won't be sorry. Enjoy the ride, I know I did.
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LibraryThing member stunik
Being a teenager is hard, even if you are a vampire. This book is more about the awkwardness of teen life than about staying out of the sun or sucking blood, though it has that, too. Designed for the jr high reader, this book would be an easy read for most 9-12 graders.
LibraryThing member george.d.ross
Pretty terrible. I would think even a semi-literate 10 year old boy would be put off by pages of boring backstory awkwardly inserted in the form of interminable journal entries, to say nothing of the meandering plot, paper-thin characterizations, and a hero who cries on every other page. I'd tell
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LibraryThing member kperry
Vlad just wants to live a normal life, but it is pretty hard when you are half vampire and have to include blood in your daily diet. Thankfully, Vlad has two caring people in his life that know about his special circumstance. Aunt Nelly, his guardian since his parents were killed in a fire, and his
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best friend, Henry, who he accidently bit when they were eight-years-old are the only two people that know his secret - and Vlad wants to keep it that way.With the disappearance of one of his favorite teachers, Vlad’s secret gets a little harder to keep. A strange substitute starts paying a little too much attention to Vlad and asking strange questions. To top things off, his English assignment is to write a report about vampires. How is he going to keep his secret when he has to give a speech in front of his class about his abilities.When Vlad finds out that a hunter is out to kill him for being half human he feels more alone than ever. He doesn’t want to put the lives of Aunt Nelly or Henry in danger so he decides to confront hunter and either kill or be killed.EIGHTH GRADE BITES is a wonderful beginning to a series. Heather Brewer has added some humor to the vampire genre. Vlad is a lovable character. His relationship with his Aunt Nelly is heartwarming. The way she takes such good care of him is so sweet. She makes sure he has plenty of blood in the house and makes him snack packs (partly frozen blood in small plastic containers). She also injects blood into his snack cakes for dessert. He just has to make sure no one takes his lunch at school. If you enjoy EIGHTH GRADE BITES, be sure to pick up the sequel, NINTH GRADE SLAYS. This promises to be an exciting series. Show Less
LibraryThing member Heidi001
This book has been really popular at the middle school library where I teach. Heather Brewer really knows how to capture this age groups interest. The 13 year-old protagonist Vlad, is a really likeable average teenage boy who happens to be half vampire and half human. He leads the life of a fairly
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normal teenager who believes that he is the only vampire in the world. His best friend and his guardian Nelly are the only people who know his secret. But then life starts getting more complicated when one of his favorite teachers seems to have just dropped off the face of the earth and Vlad starts getting eerily suspicious of a new substitute teacher who is acting erratically and seems to want to get close to him. Vlad learns more about his father through reading a journal he wrote when he was alive and he discovers that his life is in danger. This is a great set up for the series. Details that have a high “ick” factor like the everyday foods that he eats that are supplemented with blood in various gross ways and the power that Vlad has to read his best friends mind are things that this age group (especially boys) delight in reading about. Show Less
LibraryThing member lilibrarian
Vlad's parents were killed in a house fire three years ago, and he misses them terribly. He lives with his mother's friend, Nelly, a nurse who supplies what Vlad needs to live. He's a vampire, passing for human in his junior high. Things get complicated when a favorite teacher disappears, and the
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substitute seems to know more about Vlad and his family than he should. Show Less
LibraryThing member jimmaclachlan
A quick read, but a surprisingly good one, even for an adult. Typical of a kid's book, the plot is a bit simplistic, but it was a good story with believable characters. A lot of background had to be covered & it was well done. This is mostly Vlad figuring out what he is, which fits rather well with
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his age, too. One of the more interesting points is the characterization of the various people. They're not as simple as in most books of this type & even the bad guys have redeeming qualities, while the good guys have their faults. Refreshing.If I found any fault, it was with the pacing. True to life, there were busy, exciting times followed by others that were typical. Typical days were just cut out. Sometimes a jump of several weeks left me a bit dazed & a few threads got lost. The author is constrained by a year per book & I'm guessing a specific length for each book. It felt like it, at times.Vampire books are all the rage now & I've read so many that I didn't think this series would interest me too much, but I found that it does. I'm looking forward to the next book. Show Less
LibraryThing member jukkaskater11
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod was an outstanding book. The book is about young Vladimir Tod olny in 8th grade trying to protect himself and live life as a normal child. He cant quite do that becuase he inhereted the fact of being a vampire form his dad. They lived together him, his mom Mellina,
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and father Tomas Tod. but when Vlad was young his parents died in a fire, thinking it was because of his father being vanpire and mother being human. His burned house still remained while he turned into a orphin but was quickly taken in by his mom's dearest friend Nelly. She works for a hospital supplying Vlad with bags of blood that wont be noticed if they are gone because they are close to their experation date. When Vlad finds a substitute at school instead of his normal teacher he sends him and his best friend hernry on a quest to find out what happened to their old teacher. Later Vlad comes to a realization of the sub being his very uncle the last thing left of his vanpire family that he know's of. they travel with henry, the only other human who knows his secret and come to a head council of vanpires called Elysia. Which is located in the town of Stokerton. The young vanpire and his uncle come together nearly dieing and have a fight to the finsh with the head council. Whiole vlad is just finding out about more than him being a vanpire in the world. Show Less
LibraryThing member lunanshee
Vladimir Tod is different from your average eighth grader; his mother was human but his father was a vampire. His parents died three years ago and he doesn’t know if there are any other vampires around, so he’s pretty much on his own figuring out his vampiric abilities. Eighth Grade was going
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smoothly enough, but then his English teacher goes missing and the substitute keeps asking all kinds of questions. Is someone on the Vlad? A nice blend of humor and horror. Vlad’s character is well constructed as is the world he lives in and Brewer has obviously spent a good deal of time thinking of the problems a half-vampire would face while going to public school and hiding his secret. My only complaint is that the climax and conclusion of the story happen too fast. The pace between the first two thirds of the book and the last part changes rather abruptly. I think this book will be highly enjoyable to middle school age readers boys and girls alike. Show Less
LibraryThing member sensitivemuse
It's a quick read, less than 200 pages. It's certainly an enjoyable read, and Vladimir Tod is your typical teenage protagonist who is easily likable and fun to read about. He does have a sense of humor despite being different from his peers at school, but on the other hand, he feels alone and has
The characters surrounding Vlad are likable (except his bullies and enemies), and Henry is a perfect sidekick for him - even though Vlad lives in his shadow at school. (Henry is the direct opposite of Vlad, who has girls admiring him from near and far, is part of the student council, but also happens to know Vlad's secret). Mr Otis surprised me a couple of times during the novel, at one time I was ready to hate him, yet like him the next. The only criticism I have of this book is, it does tend to get a little overboard with all the references to vampire culture (I think I read there's a street named after Lugosi - which induced a little bit of eye rolling on my part).
The ending was good, and yet I'm still left with questions that haven't been answered. I will be definitely be pursuing the rest of the series, as this book was an enjoyable quick read, perfect reading especially after reading big large "heavy" novels. If you're looking for a light read, and are into vampires but don't want to get into the "heavy stuff" then take this novel, it's perfect.
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moments of emotion. The plot is very quick and fun to read, there's plenty of wit and plenty of references towards vampires and vampire culture. (Examples such as: Vlad's school being called Bathory Junior High, a place that's called Stokerton, and of course Vladimir is a reference to Vlad the impaler). The characters surrounding Vlad are likable (except his bullies and enemies), and Henry is a perfect sidekick for him - even though Vlad lives in his shadow at school. (Henry is the direct opposite of Vlad, who has girls admiring him from near and far, is part of the student council, but also happens to know Vlad's secret). Mr Otis surprised me a couple of times during the novel, at one time I was ready to hate him, yet like him the next. The only criticism I have of this book is, it does tend to get a little overboard with all the references to vampire culture (I think I read there's a street named after Lugosi - which induced a little bit of eye rolling on my part).
The ending was good, and yet I'm still left with questions that haven't been answered. I will be definitely be pursuing the rest of the series, as this book was an enjoyable quick read, perfect reading especially after reading big large "heavy" novels. If you're looking for a light read, and are into vampires but don't want to get into the "heavy stuff" then take this novel, it's perfect.
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LibraryThing member Kaydence
My thoughts:
Positives:
* He really reminded me of an average 8th grade boy. He deals with being picked on, hangs out with his friend, and generally dislikes school.
* There is a bit of a mystery to finding out who the killer is throughout the book.
* The setting is fairly elaborate and you get a
* There are many references to other famous Dracula type books, including the name of the town
* It's a quick read.
Negatives:
* There really isn't much that is gripping. I never felt like I had to keep guessing what was going to happen
* The characters are not developed well. I'm not sure if I should care about any of the dead people, the substitute teacher, or Vlad for that matter. I really only understood the character because I work with boys his age. There was no real description given and very little emotion involved.
* I still have no idea what the point of the symbols are or what they mean. Why add them in if they are just to annoy the main character.
Positives:
* He really reminded me of an average 8th grade boy. He deals with being picked on, hangs out with his friend, and generally dislikes school.
* There is a bit of a mystery to finding out who the killer is throughout the book.
* The setting is fairly elaborate and you get a
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good look at the town of Bathory.* There are many references to other famous Dracula type books, including the name of the town
* It's a quick read.
Negatives:
* There really isn't much that is gripping. I never felt like I had to keep guessing what was going to happen
* The characters are not developed well. I'm not sure if I should care about any of the dead people, the substitute teacher, or Vlad for that matter. I really only understood the character because I work with boys his age. There was no real description given and very little emotion involved.
* I still have no idea what the point of the symbols are or what they mean. Why add them in if they are just to annoy the main character.
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LibraryThing member JeSouhaite
Who needs Twilight when there’s a series like this! Boys will like it more than girls, but I’d recommend it for both. Vlad Tod is just your normal teenager…except he’s half human…half vampire. Vlad tries to navigate the human world and the newly discoved vampire world he didn’t know
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about. With suspense, thrills, and adventure this series is top notch. Ages 13+ *Book One is Eight Grade Bites followed by Ninth Grade Slays, Tenth Grade Bleeds, Eleventh Grade Burns, and Twelfth Grade Kills (out 9/21). Show Less
LibraryThing member highvoltagegrrl
Kole’s Review
More like Fourth Grade Bites. The way it’s written makes characters seem like little kids….and I’m in Seventh Grade! Although it is an easy read, which is great, but it’s predictable. It’s a good read-it-in-a-day type of book.
Jessica’s Review
While I agree with Kole that
I will look forward to reading the rest of the ongoing series to follow the storyline of a half-vampire, half-human, and see just how much sunblock he has to use to keep from frying in the sun.
More like Fourth Grade Bites. The way it’s written makes characters seem like little kids….and I’m in Seventh Grade! Although it is an easy read, which is great, but it’s predictable. It’s a good read-it-in-a-day type of book.
Jessica’s Review
While I agree with Kole that
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it’s a good read-it-in-a-day type of book, I disagree with it being aimed at kids younger than he is. (He just reads books aimed at high-school kids more than middle-school kids.) The series isn’t deep and dark, but it is humorous, Vlad’s best friend is absolutely the comic relief of the story. There is a mystery that we still haven’t completely figured out at the end of the book and it leaves us wanting more, wanting to follow Vlad on his road to discovery.I will look forward to reading the rest of the ongoing series to follow the storyline of a half-vampire, half-human, and see just how much sunblock he has to use to keep from frying in the sun.
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Awards
Soaring Eagle Book Award (Nominee — 2012)
Truman Readers Award (Winner — 2010)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2010)
Delaware Diamonds Award (Winner — Grades 6-8 — 2010)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 2008)
Call number
YA B Bre