If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here. Simon & Schuster, 21.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-4814-9556-1 Gardner offers a slightly new take on the perennial vampire love story: boy meets girl, boy feigns. Pros: An entertaining graphic novel with sympathetic tween characters, a fun vampire theme, and good messages about friendship and being yourself.Ĭons: I kept putting off reading this because it seemed long, but once I started it, the pages flew by and I finished it in a day.

and his friends and sister have to band together to save themselves. Her delightful tale juxtaposes a preteen. When Hunter goes missing and unsettling truths start to emerge about Mr. FAKE BLOOD (Simon & Schuster, 336 pp., 14.99 ages 10 and up) is the third book and first graphic novel written and drawn by Whitney Gardner. Full of cleverness, charm, andmost importantlyvampires, FAKE BLOOD gives readers a fresh new voice and a taste of something truly special. This almost proves disastrous (she wants to be a vampire slayer), but in a weird way brings them together. 'Whitney Gardner puts an unexpected twist on the classic dilemma of how to be yourself. tries to become cooler, pretending to be a vampire to impress Nia, who is obsessed with them. Although its targeted at kids, the story has a positive message for both kids and adults without being too heavy-handed about it. The artwork is fresh and colorful, I enjoyed the facial expressions. Niles, has a cool British accent, but seems pretty strict. Fake Blood is a cute, fun story that lovingly evokes those years with a few added twists. His crush, Nia, is back, as dazzling as ever, but apparently unaware that A.J. Plus, they each had amazing summer adventures while A.J. His two best friends, Ivy and Hunter, continue to bicker, leaving him out of their ridiculous bets with each other. is hoping that sixth grade will be different, but on the first day, things seem depressingly familiar.

Fake blood by whitney gardner