. . . . . "Young adult works" . . . . . "Fiction" . . . "The chronicles of Vladimir Tod : eighth grade briefs" . . . . . . . . . "Young adult fiction" . "For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed." . .