Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Delacorte Press (First Edition)
Pages
323
Description
After graduating from the International Vampire League, a scrawny, teenaged vampire named Morning is given the chance to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a superhero when he embarks on a League mission to become the first vampire to reveal his identity to humans and to demonstrate how peacefully-evolved, blood-substitute-drinking vampires can use their powers to help humanity.
Description
Are you up to your neck in bloodsucking vampire stories?
Tired of those tales about dentally enhanced dark lords?
Before I wrote this book I thought all vampires were night-stalking, fangpopping, bloodsucking fiends. Then I met Morning McCobb. He's a vegan vampire who drinks a soy-blood substitute called Blood Lite. He believes staking should be a hate crime. And someday he hopes to march in a Vampire Pride Parade. He was also the first vampire to out himself and try to show people of mortality, like you and me, that vampires are just another minority with special needs. Trust me--this is like no other vampire book you'll ever feed on.
So, as my buddy Morning says, "Pop the lid, and suck it up."
Tired of those tales about dentally enhanced dark lords?
Before I wrote this book I thought all vampires were night-stalking, fangpopping, bloodsucking fiends. Then I met Morning McCobb. He's a vegan vampire who drinks a soy-blood substitute called Blood Lite. He believes staking should be a hate crime. And someday he hopes to march in a Vampire Pride Parade. He was also the first vampire to out himself and try to show people of mortality, like you and me, that vampires are just another minority with special needs. Trust me--this is like no other vampire book you'll ever feed on.
So, as my buddy Morning says, "Pop the lid, and suck it up."
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2008
Physical description
323 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0385733003 / 9780385733007
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Lexile
740L
User reviews
LibraryThing member librariankristin
Teenaged vampire, Morning, is given the task of becoming the first vampire to reveal his identity to humans to to demonstrate how peaceful blood-substitute-drinking vampires can be. There are non-peaceful vampires attempting to thwart his efforts at every turn. This is a light humorous title in the
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very popular vampire genre. Show Less
LibraryThing member ohioyalibrarian
Not your typical fall in love with a perfect vampire story. Oh, there is a vampire here, but he only drinks a soy-based blood substitute. He's neither scary nor good-looking, rather he's a pale skinny sixteen year old doomed never to mature into his future muscularity. His dream? To be a
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firefighter or a superhero. But he is the vampire that the International Vampire League chooses to be the first to come out of the casket, so to speak...to out himself to the world. And will the mortal world accept him, laugh at him, or be terrified of him? Find out in Suck it UP. Show Less
LibraryThing member kjmc
This book is about a juvenile vampire. He is sent out into the world as the first "seen" vampire. This is a hilarious book as the main character gets into all kinds of teenage mishaps.
LibraryThing member DF1A_ChristieR
MORNING MCCOBB
•He drinks a soy-blood substitute called Blood Lite.
•He believes staking should be a hate crime.
•Someday he wants to march in a Vampire Pride Parade.
He’s also the first Undead American to out himself and prove that vampires are just another minority with special needs.
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•He drinks a soy-blood substitute called Blood Lite.
•He believes staking should be a hate crime.
•Someday he wants to march in a Vampire Pride Parade.
He’s also the first Undead American to out himself and prove that vampires are just another minority with special needs.
I
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loved this book. It was funny and very enjoyable. I only wish there was a second book. Show Less
LibraryThing member mhuebscher
Morning McCobb graduates from Leaguer Academy and is asked to be the spokesvampire for Worldwide Out Day – outing vampires to Lifers, also known as humans. Now Morning isn’t your typical vampire. Doesn’t have the size or strength of most vampires. Luther Birnam, the headmaster of Leaguer
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Academy, is playing to Morning’s fantasy of being a superhero. What better way to be a hero than by leading the way out for vampires? If you’re tired of normal bloodsucking vampires, give Suck it Up a try. Don’t worry, it’s not all parody. There are stakes involved, but in a funny sort of way. Show Less
LibraryThing member saplin
Humorous. A different way to look at vampires. Morning is a 16-year old vampire who has been recruited to be the first Leaguer Vampire to "come out of the casket" so to speak. He's a vegan vampire and the poster boy of restraint. But will he be up to the task and will he be able to live out his
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pre-vampire dream of being a fire fighter. Show Less
LibraryThing member 59Square
Morning is the ultimate outsider. Not only is he a member of a secret group, he wasn't even meant to become a vampire! He's a SangFU, vamp lingo for a blood...um..."mess" up, and to top it off, he's also a blood virgin, as he's never drunk real blood, human or animal. This, plus his scrawny,
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somewhat pimply, forever-sixteen build, makes him the perfect, non-threatening poster boy for the new, harmless vampire image that the International Vampire League needs to create before they "come out." All Morning has to do is resist his PR rep's sarcastic, smart, cute, wanna-be documentarian teenage daughter's blood... Suck It Up is a funny take on the dangers of vampire and human love, and on finding the hero inside of yourself. Enjoy! Show Less
LibraryThing member kayceel
Morning is the ultimate outsider. Not only is he a member of a secret group, he wasn't even meant to become a vampire! He's a SangFU, vamp lingo for a blood...um..."mess" up, and to top it off, he's also a blood virgin, as he's never drunk real blood, human or animal. This, plus his scrawny,
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somewhat pimply, forever-sixteen build, makes him the perfect, non-threatening poster boy for the new, harmless vampire image that the International Vampire League needs to create before they "come out." All Morning has to do is resist his PR rep's sarcastic, smart, cute, wanna-be documentarian teenage daughter's blood... Suck It Up is a funny take on the dangers of vampire and human love, and on finding the hero inside of yourself. Enjoy! Show Less
LibraryThing member callmecayce
I'm kind of a sucker for vampire books, and I'd read a few things referring to Suck It Up. Like Westerfeld's Peeps, vampirism is a disease -- spread by blood. Our hero, Morning McCobb, defies all stereotypes of vampires (both within the context of the book and within the context of vampire lore as
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we know it). What separates this book from much of vampire fiction out there, is that in no way does Morning want to be a vampire -- and he's pretty damn snarky about it. While not a great book (like Peeps), Suck it Up is entertaining and takes the 'coming of age' story on a wild ride. I will say that Meehl did a wonderful job of his character development -- especially with Morning and his eventual friend Portia. Show Less
LibraryThing member marielamba
Like a lot of readers, I'm a little "vampired out" these days. But when I read the jacket copy of SUCK IT UP, I was hooked. This book promised to be funny and clever and different. I'm happy to report it totally delivered. Morning McCobb has the misfortune to have become immortal at one of the most
Marie Lamba
author of WHAT I MEANT...(Random House Young Adult)
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awkward times in a person's life...that acne prone insecure and awkward part of his adolescence. And he's frozen there forever. Yeah, I liked him instantly. When he becomes the poster-child for the vampire community, which wants to present a kinder gentler image to the world, you can just imagine the ridiculous moments that will come. Well, actually you can't. And that is part of the fun of this book. It's unpredictable, and well-written, and so entertaining. This book isn't broody and angsty, instead, think of it like the soy-based blood substitute that peaceful Morning McCobb drinks every day: Blood Lite.Marie Lamba
author of WHAT I MEANT...(Random House Young Adult)
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LibraryThing member KrissZane
It's a story of a nerdy vampire that has to take the risk of being the first one to announce that vampires are real and he also has to show them too. He is very scared to do this but he knows that he has too. He also has help from the people that love and surround him. He also has to kill his
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maker, the one that created him. It's a wonderful story of romance, adventure, and mystery. Show Less
LibraryThing member BrunsLib
A nice light snack and a decent antidote to that Meyer fiasco (yecch, spit).
LibraryThing member ReZo1001
I've read my fair share of vamp. books and this one was ok... I liked the ballence of action and romance.
LibraryThing member t1bnotown
This is a slightly different take on vampires than pretty much all teen novels. The protagonist, Morning, isn't handsome- he's a geek who wants to be a superhero. The focus on the problem with being a vampire is that certain human dreams have to be dropped because they're unrealistic as a vampire.
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Morning wants to be a firefighter. There's a tiny bit of romance, but I definitely thought this was one that guys would relate to much more than girls. Show Less
Awards
Florida Teens Read Award (Nominee — 2010)
Call number
YA B Mee