Book 1
Vampires Are Bad at Being Normal
Mina Nightshade has one goal this week: be normal. That is very hard when you are an eleven-year-old vampire.
The mayor of Hollowbrook has announced the village's first-ever Sunrise Parade. Every family must spend four nights building a parade arch, then walk to the lake at dawn and take off their hats for the first sunbeam. For the Nightshades, who sneeze little puffs of smoke in the sun and hide iron helmets inside their hats, this is a disaster. And they have been given the place of honor, facing the sunrise.
A Funny Family Chapter Book for Kids 8-12.
Book 2
Vampires Are Bad at Houseguests
Kofi Mensah has a plan. He is staying with his best friend's family for five nights, and by the end of the week, he is going to be a vampire.
There is just one problem. Mina Nightshade's family is night folk, and night folk are born, not made. You can't catch it. You can't practice it. And you definitely can't fake a sun-sneeze with a pinch of flour, no matter what the nosy neighbor collects in her bottles. But Kofi tries everything. Beetroot soup for breakfast. Bat lessons with Mina's little brother, who keeps turning into a chicken. A cape that used to be a banner. And no sleep at all, because night folk don't sleep at night.
A Spooky-Funny Family Chapter Book for Kids 8-12.
An unofficial story for Minecraft fans. Not an official Minecraft book. Not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft. Minecraft® is a trademark of Mojang Synergies AB.
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