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Vampire High Douglas Rees Hardcover | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | September 2003 | $15.95 | 0-385-73117-5 | Ages 12 up Hardcover Library Binding | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | September 2003 | $17.99 | 0-385-90143-7 | Ages 12 up

Cody Elliot hates everything about Massachusetts . All he wants to do is go back home to California . He thinks that if he fails all of his classes, even homeroom, his parents will see that he doesn't like it and will be willing to move back. Unfortunately, his parents don't see it quite like he does. Instead, his dad decides that changing schools would be best for him and gives him two to choose from—Our Lady of Perpetual Homework and Vlad Dracul Magnet School. Knowing that he doesn't want to attend a school with “homework” in its name, he opts for the magnet school instead. Once there, he realizes that things are very different. First, he is told that as long as he plays on the water polo team, he doesn't have to do any work in class and he'll still get straight As. Then he finds out that most of the people are vampires. Finally, he learns that the vampires want absolutely nothing to do with the “normal” kids because they think regular humans are a waste of time. So when Cody makes friends with two of the vampires, it begins to upset the entire school. The headmaster tries to expel him and the other vampires begin ganging up on him when no one else is around. It doesn't take Cody long, however, to decide what's more important—getting a free ride in high school or being a true friend

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Prepared by Brenda Day, Library Media Specialist, Crowley Middle School, Crowley, TX

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