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Eighth Grade Bites
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The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Book 1

Eighth Grade Bites (2007) (edit title/settings)

by Heather Brewer (Author) (edit contributors)

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Middle school. Lovely.

Especially when bullies harass you, your dream-girl prefers your best friend, and people are after you... Trying to stick a sharp hunk of wood through your chest. Doesn't make sense? Well, lets list the possibilities of why this would happen...

1. Your mom... read more

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Junior high really stinks 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 and no... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Junior high really stinks 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 and no one to teach him Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a strange substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he realizes he has a much bigger problem: He's being hunted by a vampire killer who is closing in ... fast!

This first book in this ghoulishly funny series leads readers on a nail-biting adventure that is filled with dark characters and mystical glyphs, secret identities and hidden agendas, unearthly powers and teenage angst.

this series is amazing i am hooked to this series it is like a nonstop rollercoster there some parts where you are screaming at the book cause you dont want it to stop and theres parts where you are like come on hurry up already..... love it

Characters edit see section history

  • Vladimir Tod: A thirteen year old half vampire. The main character of the book. Best friends with Henry and lives with his aunt Nelly.
  • Nelly: Vladimir's guardian, and so called "Aunt."
  • Otis Otis: A mysterious substitute teacher who shows up when Mr. Craig disappears
  • Henry McMillan: Vlad's best friend
  • Tomas Tod: Vlad's dad, deceased. A Vampire that married Mellina who was human.
  • Mellina: Vlad's mom, deceased. Married Tomas Tod.
  • John Craig: Vlad's old teacher who got replaced by Mr. Otis after he mysteriously disappeared.
  • Principal Snelgrove: Principal of Bathory Junior High.
  • Meredith Brookstone: The girl Vlad likes.
  • De'ablo: He is the president of the Elysian council.
  • Tom: A guy who bullies Vlad.
  • Billy: A guy who bullies Vlad.
  • Edgar Poe: A nerd at Bathory Junior High.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “People fear what they don't understand, and harm what they fear.”
    Nelly
  • “Pretending to be human. You are normal, Vladimir. A perfectly normal, health teenage vampire. Some people are vegetarians, you drink blood-- it's not weird or bizarre or abnormal in the least.”
    Nelly
  • “"Some of you" he smiled at Sylvia as she read Chelsea's note "may think I'm a freak. While others" his eyes moved to Chelsea, who was blushing brighter than the sun "'may think I'm intriguing. Hot, some may say."”
    Mr. Otis/Otis
  • “Like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, only with fangs.”
    Vladimir Tod
  • “"We also invented Latin, chess, and PlayStation." Vlad shifted in his seat. He could believe Otis's story about old stuff like Latin and chess, but PlayStation? Puh-lease. "I thought that was Sony's idea?" "Who do you think runs Sony?" Otis raised a sly eyebrow at him in the darkness.”
    Otis and Vald
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  • Because teachers, no matter how kind, no matter how friendly, are sadistic and evil to the core.
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  • Deceased, croaked, departed, shuffled off his mortal coil, bought the farm, slain, fallen, bit the big one, dead as a door-nail, gone, out of business, late, lifeless, taking a dirt nap, kaput, worm food, cashed in his chips, finished, lapsed, pushing up daisies, terminated, inanimate, kicked the bucket, past his expiration date, nonliving, checked out, left the building, bitten the dust, passed away, passed on, isn’t-coming-back-for-the-sequel dead.
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  • “Morning, sunshine.” Vlad blinked at her. “Morning, sulfuric acid.” “Pardon me?” “Well, isn’t it just kinda wrong to call a vampire ‘sunshine’?”
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  • NOTHING COULD CONVINCE AUNT NELLY to let Vlad stay home for the duration of the school year, which just goes to prove that parents and guardians don’t care if they’re sending you to face bloodthirsty monsters, so long as you get a B in English.
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  • “How much have you done?” Vlad raised his eyebrows and smirked. “Does writing my name at the top of the page count?” “I don’t think so.” “Doesn’t matter. I haven’t done that yet anyway.”
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  • Henry wrinkled his nose. “Dude, what smells like cat pee?” “You mean besides your breath?” “Don’t make me get the holy water, Vlad.”
    Highlighted by 57 Kindle customers
  • Whoever had decided that school should start so early in the morning and last all day long needed to be hunted down and forced to watch hours of educational television without the aid of caffeine.
    Highlighted by 55 Kindle customers
  • “I’m sorry about biting you when we were eight.” “No problem. Just stay away from the cat or Mom will throw a fit.”
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  • “Pretending to be human . You are normal, Vladimir. A perfectly normal, healthy teenage vampire. Some people are vegetarians, you drink blood—it’s not weird or bizarre or abnormal in the least. You’re just different from the rest of this town.” She set the hamburger next to the eggs and sighed. “I do worry how they’d react if they learned about you. People fear what they can’t understand and harm what they fear.”
    Highlighted by 35 Kindle customers
  • you were only able to read Henry’s thoughts after you’d ingested some of his blood. So if you didn’t taste this person’s blood, how do you suppose you could read his mind?”
    Highlighted by 29 Kindle customers
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

This story takes place in a modern day time setting, in the town of Bathory.
  • Bathory: Vlad's hometown, where most of the story takes place.
  • Elysia: the vampire world

First Sentence edit see section history

A tree branch slapped John Craig across the face, scraping his skin, but he kept on running and ignored the stabbing of pine needles on his bare feet.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Where's the Boy?
2. Halloween
3. The Hidden Attic
4. The Search Continues
5. Otis Otis
6. Secrets and Sanctuary
7. Feeding Time
8. The Book
9. Snow and Ashes
10. A Meeting of Monsters
11. Mr. Otis Comes To Dinner
12. Mr. Craig
13. Bound by Blood
14. Elysia
15. The End of a Dark Journey
16. The Mark of a Vampire

Glossary edit see section history

  • Drudge: Human servant to a vampire.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Coming of Age: Vladimir is growing up, and learning more about how to survive on his own, and that he is not dependent on what others think of him.
  • Dealing with Bullying: Vladimir is frequently bullied in his school because he is considered "different." With the help of some select friends and family members, Vladimir learns how to move past the bullying, and to become a strong, independent teenager.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 6 in The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. (standard series)

Followed by Ninth Grade Slays.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Heather Brewer (Author) - Lives in Missouri with her husband and two children

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 9780525478119
Page Count: 182

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Other than the vampire thing, Vlad is a typical teenage boy dealing with teen issues. Good for reluctant readers.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
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  • Glass Houses
  • Cirque du Freak
  • Artemis Fowl
  • Vampire Kisses
  • Sucks to Be Me
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • Eragon
  • The House of the Scorpion

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