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Ninth Grade Slays (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod #2)
High school totally bites when youre half human, half vampire.
Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly. A trip to Siberia gives study abroad a whole new meaning as Vlad connects with other vampires and advances his mind-control abilities, but will he r
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Published
April 17th 2008
by Dutton Children's Books
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If you aren't familiar with the series. Vladimir Tod, or Vlad, is a unique guy. He is half human, half vampire. Living in the small town of Bathory, a fictitious town and not sure if purposeful but shares a name with a Swedish heavy metal band but more likely a reference to one of the bloodiest serial killers in history who legend says, believed that bathing in the blood of virgins would keep her young and beautiful - this is probably not true but she did torture and murder at least 80 people.
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It was filled with blood and gore to make a young horror fan happy. Still don't get the humor - I guess it is for a teen boy. That said, I found the series troubling after the second book.
My problem is the book only skims the vampire world and its code. It does not provide a lot of details why the audience shouldn't be on the slayers side. Though the vampire may be nice people to talk with. There is no getting around what they feed on. Darren Shan did provide a dividing line b...more
My problem is the book only skims the vampire world and its code. It does not provide a lot of details why the audience shouldn't be on the slayers side. Though the vampire may be nice people to talk with. There is no getting around what they feed on. Darren Shan did provide a dividing line b...more
Mr. Z
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I'm impressed with this young series (see the first book, The Chronicles of Tod: Eighth Grade Bites)! Vladimir returns to school, this his first year at Bathory High. He encounters many of the same obstacles he did in 8th grade (a girl he likes but is too shy to talk to; two bullies that won't leave him alone; trying to hide the fact he is a vampire from his classmates) but the author does a great job of weaving in even more conflicts and twists and turns in the plot. I thought it was a quick, e...more
This is the second book of a so-far enjoyable series. It's neat to have the main character, Vampire Vladamir Tod, not be exceptionally powerful. Sure, there's a prophecy that says he very well could be, but at the moment, he's a bully-target and more apt to run than stand up to trouble. It would be nice to see him start to develop a bit more power, but I'm hoping that comes in the next three books. My biggest complaint is that the book seems to rush through the year. Each book is one school year...more
I had to take a few days to gather my thoughts on this book before reviewing it because for the most part I really must admit I am deeply dissappointed in Vlad. I'm not used to reading about wimpy whiny vampires and that is just how I felt about him. I kept gritting my teeth everytime I read he let the bullies bully him and then poor Meredith...she really really likes Vlad and he likes her but he is just so ignorant and wont even talk to her! I mean if I liked somebody I would at least try to e...more
Andrew
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Anyone who would read books within Teen Fiction.
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No one, I found it in a book store alls by meself :p
In a remarkable sequel to the debut (Eighth Grade Bites), Ninth Grade Slays, as I mentioned in the previous review, brings to the table loads of what I what I was hoping to see in these Chronicles. What I should have probably mentioned in the previous review about Eighth Grade Bites is the basic story line (LoL). Vladimir Tod is your typical boy with the exception that he is a vampire. Within a touching tale, you find that Vlad discovers he is not in fact the only one left and delves into his fa...more
Lots of vampire humor in this one! Vlad is now a freshman in Bathory High School, which means back to being the bully magnet and wishing his voice didn't disappear every time Meredith looked his way. He's also being tracked by a vampire slayer, and tailed by an annoying kid from the school paper (named Edgar Poe). Uncle Otis decides that it's time for some higher-quality vampire training, so Vlad gets a short trip to Siberia to meet with the vampire Vikas, who taught his father. There he lea...more
Vlad is so cool. Vikas rocks and is slightly creepy. Vlad rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...more
If you thought your life was tough, try living Vlads.
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I succumb to peer pressure. Well maybe not peer pressure but when my son's friend said, "you have to read this series" -- I was curious enough myself to see what he was reading.
Vladimir Tod seems to be a pretty good kid. Okay, he has to put sun screen on before going out any day of the year, he drinks blood (thankfully his aunt is a nurse and gets bags from the hospital that are almost going to expire), and he has a friend that he bit when he was very young and Henry pr...more
Vladimir Tod seems to be a pretty good kid. Okay, he has to put sun screen on before going out any day of the year, he drinks blood (thankfully his aunt is a nurse and gets bags from the hospital that are almost going to expire), and he has a friend that he bit when he was very young and Henry pr...more
This book was about a kid starting 8th grade. This kids name is Vladimir Tod his friends call him Vlad for short. He is half vampire half human. He is still sad that his parents had died and he thinks its his fault because the day they died he was getting ready for school and his parents were asleep and he took off their alarm clock for they can get more sleep. Then while he is at school he found out thet his home got on fire and that his parents had died. So he thinks that it was his f...more
3.5 stars.
I have absolutely no idea what it is about The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod that draws me so. Considering the first book was barely 200 pages, surely there hadn't been enough exictement, character development etc. for me to pick up the sequel?
Well. I did pick it up. Why, I'm not sure. But I'm glad I did.
Vladimir Tod, known mainly as Vlad, is a half-human, half-vampire. He lives in the small, fictious town of Bathory, and the book charts his life as ...more
I have absolutely no idea what it is about The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod that draws me so. Considering the first book was barely 200 pages, surely there hadn't been enough exictement, character development etc. for me to pick up the sequel?
Well. I did pick it up. Why, I'm not sure. But I'm glad I did.
Vladimir Tod, known mainly as Vlad, is a half-human, half-vampire. He lives in the small, fictious town of Bathory, and the book charts his life as ...more
This book was just as amazing as the first book (Eight Grade Bites) had been. It was such a fun book to read. I love Heather Brewer's writting style, she is able to take the smallest details and turn in into the biggest deal, and it really does add a certain richness to her story and setting. Now lets get to the story and plot; IT WAS AMAZING! In this book Vlad goes to Siberia with his uncle Otis for a small portion of the book (but that was my favorite part to read in the book). He meets up wit...more
the book i read this 6 week was the chronicles of vladimir tod ninth grade slays by Heathe Brewer. the main characters are vladimir aunt nelly henry joss otis jasik vikas and dablo.
Jasik gets hired to kill vladimir.
Vladimir first day of high school at at Bathory high.
Goes up to the schools librabry at night to remeber his parents.(died in a fire when he was little)
Vladimir knows that jasik is chasing him and runs to his house.
Otis come yo take vlad...more
Jasik gets hired to kill vladimir.
Vladimir first day of high school at at Bathory high.
Goes up to the schools librabry at night to remeber his parents.(died in a fire when he was little)
Vladimir knows that jasik is chasing him and runs to his house.
Otis come yo take vlad...more
I spent a long time debating wither or not I should write this review - after all I have a rule that if a person reads more that one book by an author and still isn't impressed by their work then they should either a. stop reading or b. quit complaining about it in public since it seems unfair to keep harping on them. However I decided to read the entire series for work in order to make an informed decision on what kind of teens and kids these books would be best for and after finishing the whol...more
Last year, we had exams.
Now, they're not particularly hard exams. Most of us students finish them in twenty minutes. The problem? It's supposed to take two hours. So that leaves us with a lot of time on our hands.
I needed a book, see. So I went through the shelves at my local book store to find a thin, quick read. Normally, I would have opted for a fluffy Sarah Desson-ish book, but something caught my eye. It was a thin, titless cover on display beside a Twilight counter....more
Now, they're not particularly hard exams. Most of us students finish them in twenty minutes. The problem? It's supposed to take two hours. So that leaves us with a lot of time on our hands.
I needed a book, see. So I went through the shelves at my local book store to find a thin, quick read. Normally, I would have opted for a fluffy Sarah Desson-ish book, but something caught my eye. It was a thin, titless cover on display beside a Twilight counter....more
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I definitely enjoyed NINTH GRADE SLAYS. The plot really picked up and the characters were more developed than in the first book.
Heather Brewer’s writing is still just as intriguing in this second book as it is in the first, although I still don’t like the massive time jumps (maybe I’m just used to my books taking place in short periods of time). Heather manages to portray Vlad as a normal teenager – with some extra abilities and blood sucking thrown in. She lets us see a bit more into ...more
Heather Brewer’s writing is still just as intriguing in this second book as it is in the first, although I still don’t like the massive time jumps (maybe I’m just used to my books taking place in short periods of time). Heather manages to portray Vlad as a normal teenager – with some extra abilities and blood sucking thrown in. She lets us see a bit more into ...more
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Ninth Grade Slays is the second book in the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series. Vlad Tod is just your average half-vampire, half-human teenager. He recently found out he has an awesome vampire uncle, who is trying to protect Vlad as much as possible. He also recently discovered that there is a magical world of vampires called Elysia, that is basically everywhere he goes. The nearby vampire Council's president and Vlad had a show-down at the end of the eighth grade and Vlad killed him. Or did he?
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This is the second book in the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series. And it was a lot of fun!
Vlad is now in the ninth grade, which means he's attending Bathory High School. However, some things don't change. He's still getting bullied, continues to be tongue-tied around the girl he likes, one of his classmates suspects he's some sort of monster, and he's become the target of a slayer. He's also developed a good friendship with his best friend's cousin, who's come to stay for a while.
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Vlad is now in the ninth grade, which means he's attending Bathory High School. However, some things don't change. He's still getting bullied, continues to be tongue-tied around the girl he likes, one of his classmates suspects he's some sort of monster, and he's become the target of a slayer. He's also developed a good friendship with his best friend's cousin, who's come to stay for a while.
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My daughter is one of Heather Brewer's loyal Minion Horde, and has been pressuring me to read these books since she first got hooked. The first book in the series wasn't enough to draw me in, and I dragged my feet on starting Ninth Grade Slays as a result.
However, it's with the second book that the series really gets going. Vlad, now a freshman in high school, is still the unpopular kid at school, with a popular best friend (and drudge) Henry by his side. However, Henry's cousin Joss h...more
However, it's with the second book that the series really gets going. Vlad, now a freshman in high school, is still the unpopular kid at school, with a popular best friend (and drudge) Henry by his side. However, Henry's cousin Joss h...more
creative writing r.r 705
Otis was not getting Vlads signals. what was with Otis not getting Vlads signals when he was in a desperate time. He was going to die from the hands of a best friend. Joss had the stake in his hand. It was sharp and had killed many lives. All of vampires. Only if he knew that only vampires like deablo wanted the lives of other humans like him. But right now the only thing that was threatening him was a slayer.
"It doesn't have to be this way J...more
Otis was not getting Vlads signals. what was with Otis not getting Vlads signals when he was in a desperate time. He was going to die from the hands of a best friend. Joss had the stake in his hand. It was sharp and had killed many lives. All of vampires. Only if he knew that only vampires like deablo wanted the lives of other humans like him. But right now the only thing that was threatening him was a slayer.
"It doesn't have to be this way J...more
I found that I enjoyed this book somewhat more than the first. Although Brewer's writing style still doesn't impress me, I found I was drawn in more towards the ending, which is always good.
First off, let me just say that Vlad is one of the most endearing male character's I've read about. His conscience and consideration for other's is so lovable and makes for a great protagonist.
But it also makes for a bit of an unrealistic character as well. It seems as though Vlad is ...more
First off, let me just say that Vlad is one of the most endearing male character's I've read about. His conscience and consideration for other's is so lovable and makes for a great protagonist.
But it also makes for a bit of an unrealistic character as well. It seems as though Vlad is ...more
This is much like the first one in both style and feel. The plot has progressed of course and Vladimir has progressed and developed more by the time you reach the end of this book. It has the same light feel to it but there are more serious moments in this one and less jokes tossed around. The commas have calmed down significantly, or at least it didn't bother me as much in this one. And thankfully there were more pages to this one then the last one, but the plot still moves as quickly as before...more
Okay, my thingy is going to be a bit different this time. I'm going to do the evaluation thing first, and then the summary.
EVALUATION
Ok, basically, this is it: I liked this book, in fact, I really enjoyed it. The only problem? I didn't get as much out of it as I thought I would. The 1st book in the series provided me with a much more entertaining read. And indeed, I gave this book a 4 star rating, the same has the 1st one. But I would change it to a 3.5 in a heartbeat if ...more
EVALUATION
Ok, basically, this is it: I liked this book, in fact, I really enjoyed it. The only problem? I didn't get as much out of it as I thought I would. The 1st book in the series provided me with a much more entertaining read. And indeed, I gave this book a 4 star rating, the same has the 1st one. But I would change it to a 3.5 in a heartbeat if ...more
Rating C-
Review Many of my comments in the review of Eighth Grade Bites are also applicable in Ninth Grade Slays. The characters are still fun to read (although their sense of humor with making vampire-related puns isn't that witty), they're getting further fleshed out, the plotting (weaving together the mundane and the mythological) kept my interest, and the writing was stiff and kind of boring.
Actually, the low-quality of the writing got to be so irritating to me that I...more
Review Many of my comments in the review of Eighth Grade Bites are also applicable in Ninth Grade Slays. The characters are still fun to read (although their sense of humor with making vampire-related puns isn't that witty), they're getting further fleshed out, the plotting (weaving together the mundane and the mythological) kept my interest, and the writing was stiff and kind of boring.
Actually, the low-quality of the writing got to be so irritating to me that I...more
The second entry in this series left me with mixed emotions despite a promising plot. Vladimir Tod is now in 9th grade and again has the typical problems of teenage, from schoolbullies to the fact that he can't even talk to the girl he likes. Things, however, get more interesting when a vampire slayer appears in town, determined to hunt and kill the "monster" which he knows that is living there...
The book, as I said is promising, but too slow-moving for my taste. Also, I don't li...more
The book, as I said is promising, but too slow-moving for my taste. Also, I don't li...more
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod is the second book of the Vladimir Tod series. This is about a teenage vampire, born into a prophecy, of being born to a human mother and vampire father. Vladimir is one of a kind, no one before him has been born into existence as a vampire. All vampire are Made, according to knowledge, from blood parents (prior vampires who turn humans into vampires). Vladimir's best friend Henry, turns out to be a drudge, a human slave that vampires can control due to past biting...more
This series is growing on me. I liked the second one better than the first.
Vlad is starting 9th grade as the story opens up. He has the same two bullies picking on him as when he was in 8th grade. He still has a crush on Meredith and seems to get tongue tied when she is around.
Henry seems to have accepted the fact that he is Vlad’s “drudge”. Vlad tries not to read his friends mind or to manipulate him to do things, but sometimes he feels that he has to. Henry’s cousin com...more
Vlad is starting 9th grade as the story opens up. He has the same two bullies picking on him as when he was in 8th grade. He still has a crush on Meredith and seems to get tongue tied when she is around.
Henry seems to have accepted the fact that he is Vlad’s “drudge”. Vlad tries not to read his friends mind or to manipulate him to do things, but sometimes he feels that he has to. Henry’s cousin com...more
Vlad begins to embrace being a vampire and needs to practice various skills such as telepathy. Otis has agreed to help teach him the ways of living and the Elysian code, but has gone into hiding for a while. Starting High School is hard, but when you're a vampire it is even more so. The bullies are back as is a new friend, Joss, Henry's cousin, who turns out to be somewhat of a problem for Vlad.
My favorite parts of this book included Vlad finally starting to stick up for himself a l...more
My favorite parts of this book included Vlad finally starting to stick up for himself a l...more
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Heather Brewer was not your typical teen growing up. She wore black, danced under full moons and devoured every book in sight.
She hasn’t changed much.
Today, Heather can be found writing in her funky, black Happy Bunny jammie pants, dancing under the full moon, devouring every book in sight, and attending Renaissance Festivals in costume (and in character).
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