Common Sense Media Review
By Carrie Kingsley
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Vampire's fun adventures feature wordplay, silly characters.
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Why Age 7+?
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What's the Story?
The AMELIA FANG SERIES features a group of friends -- a young vampire, her pet pumpkin, a rare yeti, a ghost, and others -- who are trying to figure out life in a world that seems to have more mysteries than answers. With so many misunderstandings between the Kingdom of the Dark and the Kingdom of Light, fear has built up between the vampires, goblins, and other dark creatures and the fairies, unicorns, and others in the light. Kings, princes, counts, and magical beings adventure together, with silly pets, magical powers, and more.
Is It Any Good?
Imagination and wordplay make these vampire-rific adventures a lot of fun to read, engaging young readers with silliness that is both delightful and occasionally distracting. The Amelia Fang Series is much more than a simple adventure series; it explores the possible limits of empathy, the complexities of friendships, and different family makeups. The gross-out humor in naming food in the Kingdom of Dark brings both laughs and the chance for readers to make up their own disgusting food combinations.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what it would be like to live in the separate worlds in the Amelia Fang series. How would you feel if you were told to fear another group or place but didn't know anything about the people who live there?
What kind of world would you design for vampires and creatures of the night?
What other fantasy books have you read? Which are your favorites?
Book Details
- Author :
- Genre : Fantasy
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic ) , Adventures , Friendship
- Character Strengths : Empathy , Teamwork
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Delacorte Press
- Publication date : July 30, 2019
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 7 - 9
- Number of pages : 223
- Available on : Paperback, Audiobook (unabridged), Hardback, Apple Books, Kindle
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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