Ninth Grade Slays #2 : The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

The second graphic novel in the series of adaptations of Heather Brewer's New York Times best-selling series. Freshman year stinks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly. A trip to Siberia gives study abroad a whole new meaning as Vlad connects with other vampires and advances his mind-control abilities, but will he return home with the skills to recognize a vampire slayer when he sees one? In this thrilling sequel to Eighth Grade Bites, Vlad must confront the secrets of the past and battle forces that once again threaten his life.

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Freshman Year Sucks For Vlad Tod. Bullies Still Harass Him. The Photographer From The School Newspaper Is Tailing Him. And Failing His Studies Could Be Deadly. A Trip To Siberia Gives “study Abroad” A Whole New Meaning As Vlad Connects With Other Vampires And Advances His Mind-control Abilities, But Will He Return Home With The Skills To Recognize A Vampire Slayer When He Sees One? In This Thrilling Sequel To eighth Grade Bites, Vlad Must Confront The Secrets Of The Past And Battle Forces That Once Again Threaten His Life. Find Out Why Author D. J. Machale Calls the Chronicles Of Vladimir Tod “gruesome, Heartwarming, Spellbinding.”

publishers Weekly

brewer's First Children's Book, First Of The Planned Chronicles Of Vladimir Tod, Is Like A Laurell K. Hamilton Toned Way Down For The Elementary School Set. Vlad Is Miserable. His Mother And Vampire Father Died Years Ago In A Suspicious Fire, And He Lives In A Small Town With His Maternal Aunt, A Nurse Who Regularly Raids The Blood Bank For Him (could You Get Me O Positive This Time? That's My Favorite, He Nonchalantly Asks Her As He Spoons A Big, Sweet Glob Of Half-frozen Blood Into His Mouth). His Best Friend, Henry, Is The Only Other Person Who Knows Why Vlad Is So Meticulous About Applying Sunblock And Why He Brings Lunch To School. But When Vlad's English Teacher Goes Missing (readers Know He's Been Murdered), The Substitute Teacher, Mr. Otis, Seems Uncannily Wise To Vlad, Leaving Vlad To Worry That He May Be Exposed. The Mystery And Suspense Angles Never Get Scarier Than, Say, A Goosebumps Installment, And The Tone Stays Mostly Light, With Plenty Of Descriptions Of Vlad's Diet That Are To Gag For. Brewer Catches The Wretchedness Of Adolescence: The Hero's Crush On A Classmate Is Dead-on In Its Understatement And Inaction, And His Friendship With Henry Encompasses Lots Of Banter And Insults. The Uninitiated Will Appreciate The Ample Stock Of Vampire Lore, While The More Knowledgeable Will Sink Their Teeth Into The Puns. Ages 10-up. (aug.)

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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 Presents four volumes in which Vlad, an orphan who is half-vampire, attends Bathory High as he deals with other vampires who want to steal his powers, vampire slayers who want to kill him, and conflicts with his best friend Henry While half-vampire Vlad, his best friend Henry, and Henry's cousin Joss make their way through their freshman year at Bathory High, a hired vampire slayer seeks to destroy Vlad