The Struggle (1991) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Elena Gilbert: A beautiful teen girl struggling to cope after the sudden death of her parents. She now lives with her aunt and little sister, Margaret which is 4. Elena has a best friends Bonnie and Meredith. She also loves writing in her diary. She is in love with Stefan but also feels an odd attraction for Damon.
• Stefan Salvatore: He is a 100 year old vampire deciding to come back to his home town Mystic Falls. He has a brother - they have not spoken to each other in years. Stefan is different, he does not feed off of humans and gets his nourishment from animals. He lost a loved one a long time ago and he still struggles to come to terms with that, untill he meets Elena.. then everythin changes
• Damon Salvatore: He is the brother of Stefan Salvatore. He is a real bad boy vampire and likes to mistreat and abuse humans for his own entertainment. He comes to Mystic Falls to make is brother's life hell. Damon also finds himseld attracted to Elena, something that he knows would drive Stefan up a wall
• Bonnie Bennett: She is Elena's best friend. Bonnie's family has a interesting history regarding the Salem witches. She also starts having psychic visions...
• Elena: The heroine of the story and the main character.
• Stefan: The hero of the story and Elena's vampire boyfriend.
• Damon: Stefan's estranged brother who is also a vampire.
• Bonnie: One of Elena's best-friends who has psychic abilities.
• Meredith: One of Elena's best-friends.
• Matt: Elena's ex-boyfriend and Stefan's new best-friend.
• Caroline: A former friend of Elena's who now despises her and holds a grudge.
• Tyler: The school bully who hates Stefan and Elena.
• Judith: Elena's Aunt and guardian who has been taking care of Elena since her parents died.
• Robert: Elena's Aunt's fiancee.
• Margaret: Elena's baby sister.
• Vickie: A victim of an attack who has been acting strangely ever since her attack.
• Mrs. Grimesby: Add a description of this character.
• Mary
• Mr. Tanner: He was the history teacher, but on the night of Halloween, he was killed by Damon.
• Alaric Saltzman: He is the new history teacher.
• Katherine: She is the one that transformed Damon and Stefan into vampires.
• Dick
• Mayor Dawley

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Wickery Bridge: An old bridge near the graveyard.
• Fell's Church: The town in which the story takes place.
• Robert E. Lee: The name of the school in Fell's Church.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Awakening, and followed by The Fury.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. L. J. Smith (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Daniela Di Falco (Translator)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Series › Vampire Diaries
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Suspense
• Books › Teens › Horror

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