V is for . . . Vampire: A Vampire Island Story (Vampire Island Stories) [Hardcover]

Adele Griffin (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Vampire Island Stories

Lexie might be the first vampire ever to run for ninth-grade class president, but she's determined to make dreamy Dylan notice her, even if it means running against perfect, popular Mina. And things would be going pretty well, if it weren't for those annoying pixie houseguests! Blix and Mitzi are wreaking backwards-speaking, house-pinkifying havoc, and now they want Lexie to run a smear campaign against Mina. But how will all this dirty campaigning affect Lexie, when she's trying to shed her evil vampire nature and become human?

Editorial Reviews

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The vegan vampire Livingstone family of Manhattan is back and cuter than ever. Griffin’s lighthearted romp has 14-year-old Lexie trying to deal with an influx of charming but very poorly behaved pixies at home while running for ninth-grade class president against queen-bee Mina and trying to win the affections of soccer star Dylan. The third book in the Vampire Island series is definitely veering away from its vampiric roots, as Lexie’s concerns become ever more mortal. Serious vampire readers may lose interest, though readers looking for light romance will be pleased. Grades 5-8. --Debbie Carton

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"Griffin continues to create a funny, suspenseful Goth thriller that children will sink their teeth into." --School Library Journal

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (September 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399252770
• ISBN-13: 978-0399252778
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,544,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Look for All You Never Wanted (Random House) coming out in 2012.

Also Tighter is out this spring in paperback. With a really awesome new jacket.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should have a PHOLD..., April 26, 2010

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This review is from: V Is for Vampire: A Vampire Island Story (Vampire Island Stories) (Kindle Edition)

The Livingstones are back for their third adventure. Where the first and second books (Vampire Island and The Knaveheart's Curse) focused primarily on Maddy and the dangers the family faces in being hybrids, this book deals more with Lexie and the challenges she faces in trying to regain her humanity.

There's some old world house guests to deal with. A new world neighbor with a rep for being a witch - so do the Livingstones have enough vampy senses left to figure out her real story? And a high school class election that will test Lexie in ways that go way beyond high school politics.

In some ways this book is better than the previous two. In not spending too much time focusing on bad guys and letting us see the real world challenges the family is facing, it's a much funner book, yet still the kids manage to get into a bit of danger (of course). But in this story, while there IS a bad guy, the real threats are the family themselves - can they really overcome their vampire nature and live as humans?

And yes, there are unfinished story lines and so there is, of course, room for more books. And so assuming there are others, I'll be back for them. They're fun, fast reads, and the series just keeps getting better. Just don't go into them expecting the typical vampire story. As I said in my review of the last book - they're more like a kooky 70s sitcom family. So long as you know this and don't expect traditional vampires (not even by YA book standards), you'll probably find this series a lot of fun.