Maggie Helsby isn't afraid of much. But one thing that terrifies her is trying to fit in. When she moves to the small town of Goreway, she's eager to shed her old reputation as the weird horror nerd who scares the other kids at school. This time it'll be different. The only problem is that she's moved into a spooky house at the edge of Skeleton Woods, gifted to her parents by a mysterious great uncle she never knew. She can't resist exploring it before the townspeople tear down the forest and build a golf course, even if her new friends are too scared to follow her...
What she finds is Skeleton Lodge, the headquarters of a secret coven of vampires, their evil leader Count Bloodthirst, and a young vampire named Sharptooth Shadow who SWEARS she's a vegetarian. She might just be the friend Maggie's been dying to meet! But when Maggie discovers that she descends from a long line of vampire slayers, can she and Sharptooth overcome their history and save the forest and their friendship? Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Witchlings in a hilarious, heartfelt story about a reluctant vampire slayer... and her vampire best friend.
"[Maggie and Sharptooth] immediately click, and soon Maggie is secretly introducing her fanged friend to classmates, inviting her to venture out of the woods for Halloween fun, expanding her beet-juice diet by introducing her to ketchup ('What is this magical food?'), and loaning her Roald Dahl novels. Of course, it’s only a matter of time before the grown-ups find out.... Birchall pulls off a happy ending, complete with a dance party and shows of mutual respect between neighbors with (rather) different lifestyles." — Kirkus Reviews
Recommended Age | 8 - 12 |
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Author | Katy Birchall |
ISBN | 1338893092 |
Publication Date | Oct 3, 2023 |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Language | English |