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Vampire Island
- By Adele Griffin
- Genre: Fantasy
Common Sense Media says
Middle school vampire read all angst and no bite.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this book deals with middle schoolers who happen to be vampires. The book is pretty tame even though one kid tries to poison her neighbors. There are good messages about the environment.
What's the story?
Lexie, Maddy, and Hudson Livingstone -- hybrids of vampires and fruit-bats (and vegetarians) -- have more to worry about than just keeping their thin vampire skin hydrated and preventing themselves from being photographed -- they're in middle school, too. Lexie has a huge crush on Dylan, and her friendship with Pete is also changing. Maddy is suspicious of her neighbors and sets out to expose them -- could they be pure-blood vampires and thus sworn enemies? Hudson becomes interested in protecting the environment, but his high-minded and heavy-handed strategy has alienated him from just about everyone in school.
Is it any good?
VAMPIRE ISLAND is cute fun, yet readers will be left with the feeling that there is or should be more to the story. There are times where the story conveys a sense of darkness and foreboding that begs to be explored, but instead the author switches back to more fruit eating and middle school angst.
Parents may like that it isn't as dark as other middle school vampire books like Eighth Grade Bites or geared to teens, like Stephenie Meyer's romance-heavy Twilight Saga. With its sequel perhaps readers will get a story with a little more bite.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about being environmentally responsible. What ideas did Hudson have that kids can use to help protect the environment? How does global warming affect the planet? What steps can families take together to lessen their carbon footprints?
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it is good for tweens and teens
I love this book it was a great book you should read it
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My daughter loved it ~ it was awesome!
No kissing.... just a dance. Nothing too scarey. Read it in two days!
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Kid, 11 years old
December 5, 2011
AGE
Mild things not all that bad
i read it last year it was ok. not really the best the twilight saga is better. there is a little bit of vilonce but not all that bad. MY SISTER HAD IT THEN RIPED THE WHOLE BOOK APART.
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Kid, 11 years old
June 12, 2010
AGE
Intersting
I Think Vampires are real and i know by the information that this is a great book
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Kid, 12 years old
November 29, 2011
AGE
Vampire Island 101
Vampire Island is a great book for kids 9+. ( CommonSense rated it exactly right! :P ) There is a part where a girl gets bitten by vampires aftter they glue her to a tray, but not very descriptive. Wait, let me start from the beggining! She was trying to find out if they were vamps so she tried tests that almost killed the other vamps. Okay, so 8 year olds might find this a little creepy, but I am pretty sure they'll survive! ;) Thanks for reading!
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AGE
a must read book
It is really the best thing in the world. It talks about vamires and a teacher that tries to help him with somethig secret
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| Author: | Adele Griffin |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Publisher: | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Publication date: | August 16, 2007 |
| Number of pages: | 128 |
| Hardcover price: | $14.99 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 9 - 12 |
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