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Eighth Grade Bites #1: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Kindle Edition

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Vlad has to keep his vampire urges under control while dealing with the pressures of middle school.

Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod really hates junior high. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he faces a much bigger problem: He’s being hunted by a vampire killer.

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12 - 13 years, from customers
Book 1 of 4

Chronicles of Vladimir Tod
Print length

194 pages
Language

English
Grade level

7 - 9
Lexile measure

780L
Publisher

Speak
Publication date

March 13, 2008
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On Kindle Scribe
ISBN-13

978-0142411872
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Grade 5–8—Vladimir Tod's is a vampire-or at least sort of; he's not quite sure. His father was a vampire, but his mother was human, and they died three years ago in a mysterious accident. Now Vlad has only his friend Henry and his "Aunt" Nelly, his mother's best friend who is raising him, to confide in. He has a hunger for blood, although he's been trained since babyhood to be "normal" and not to act on it. He gets by because Nelly, who's a nurse, brings home bags of blood from the hospital where she works, and he hides one or two in his backpack for when he gets hungry. But Vlad realizes that his father had a history he didn't know about when his English teacher vanishes mysteriously, to be replaced by a tall, thin substitute teacher in a purple top hat who seems to know a little too much about him. This story comes with all the usual eighth-grade angst, and none of the characters is particularly gripping. While some vampire fans will enjoy it, others will find the way that Brewer plays fast and loose with the standard vampire lore hard to swallow. Eighth Grade Bites reads like the novelization of an unexceptional made-for-TV movie.—Walter Minkel, New York Public Library
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Junior high really sucks for thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: his mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he faces a much bigger problem: he s being hunted by a vampire killer.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0023EF9FM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Speak; Reprint edition (March 13, 2008)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 13, 2008
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 340 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 194 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0142411876

Best Sellers Rank: #540,223 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #147 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Being a Teen (Kindle Store)
- #279 in Teen & Young Adult Vampire eBooks
- #314 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Being a Teen (Books)

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Z Brewer is the NYT bestselling author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series, as well as The Slayer Chronicles series, Soulbound, The Cemetery Boys, The Blood Between Us, Madness, and more short stories than they can recall. Their pronouns are they/them. When not making readers cry because they killed off a character they loved, Z is an anti-bullying and mental health advocate. Plus, they have awesome hair.

Z lives in Southern Illinois with a husband person, one child person, and three furry overlords that some people refer to as “cats”.

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Marshall

Ordered hardcover, got a used paperback

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2022

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Ordered a hardcover and got a used paperback. Not too upset but I am collecting these so I'll try again later. Amazing read from back when I was a teen

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Taylor Storm Wallis

Just as good as the first read

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022

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Read the series in middle school. Now doing a buddy read with my best friend. Just as good as when I binged it over Christmas break as a teen.

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2010

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What a great purchase - our 14 year old is reading this book for fun - She has the paperback version and I ordered it on the Kindle - she takes the Kindle and presses the "read back" feature and the Kindle reads to her as she follows along with the paperback - If you have children who don't like to read this is the way to go - she reads at least one chapter a night - and she gets more out of it - because it is read to her - Try this - it works!

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Salem

Great for any age

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2016

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Let's start off with the fact that this is my second time I personally have purchased this book. I am currently 23 years old and am about to graduate medical school. This is one of my favorite middle school book. It is about a middle school aged vampire who is trying to get through eighth grade without anyone figuring out what he is. His best friend Henry knows what Vladimir is and is one of the most interesting character in the book. Henry (while being kind of a side kick to Vladimir) is one of the most relatable characters in the book for me, because of how dorky and goofy he is. He is definitely a comic relief in this book full of twist and turns.
I am currently rereading this whole series while on vacation from school. It's the perfect book to start your children's book collection.
The only reason why I am giving it a 4/5 starts is because I am a hardcover book lover and this particular book does not come in hardcover.
To summerise my review: this book is a must read, right up there next to Harry Potter.

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Jorge O. Cardenas

I Love different spins and takes on what a teenage vampire should be!

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014

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I understand that many people would frown upon the fact that a vampire is eating food with his blood, but I simply loved it! I mean, c'mon! You need to keep an open mind! If you're one of those "SO-CALLED" Vampyre fanatics and were ticked because the kid ate human food... blow it out your blow-hole! Ha ha ha! Couldn't put this book down. I have all the other ones aswell! Thank You GoodWill!!! 4 books, 4 bones! Loved this book! No matter what other critics may say!

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Y. C. M.

Great for teens and YA

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020

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My son liked these series when he was in High school and now my daughter also enjoys reading the books.

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Connie

when you're different

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2017

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Vladimir is a typical 8th grader, getting picked on by the bigger kids and crushing on one of the class sweethearts. but he has one tiny difference; it's in the blood you could say. and someone out there wants very much to kill him for it.

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2021

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I would recommend this book to people well teens if u love a good book series about vampires and humans.

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