false <![CDATA[The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255813244m/8965.jpg 8965 25 What if you were an unwilling vampire? You needed to drink human blood to stay alive, but you weren't some horror-flick villain; you were <I>you</I>, born human--a nice person, even. Thus is the dilemma of the young narrator-protagonist, Darren Shan, in this tremendously suspenseful, oft-sickening sequel to <I>Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan</I>. In the first book, Darren becomes a vampire's assistant to save the life of his friend Steve. In order to do so, he has to fake his death, get buried alive, and head out--half-human, homeless, and friendless--into the world. <I>The Vampire's Assistant</I> chronicles his new lonely life as a half-vampire, pumped with the cursed blood of his vampire guardian, Mr. Crepsley. Darren has much to learn about his freshly supernatural state. He doesn't grow fangs, for instance, like he thought he might. And he can't change shape or fly. Garlic just gives vampires bad breath... And they eat bagels. Some of the hardest lessons of all come when he joins the traveling freak show Cirque Du Freak, the show that got him and Steve in trouble in the first place. Readers won't be disappointed by this fast-paced, gory, but strangely amiable sequel. In fact, the plot is much better paced than the first and the dialogue far more natural. Deadly pythons, a snake boy, Cormac Limbs (bite off his finger and it grows back!), and an entire cast of dreadfully creepy characters offer excitement beyond expectation. Along the way, we come to really like Darren, who will do absolutely anything for a friend. British author Darren Shan promises more adventures in 2002. (Ages 10 and older) <I>--Karin Snelson</I> 3124176 book 2000 The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak, Book 2) total:2551|5:1119|4:768|3:515|2:130|1:19| 2551 10491 3415 235 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 28 09:12:54 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 07 17:15:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 13 15:45:08 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 18 13:48:45 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 25 10:15:45 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 19 19:05:46 -0700 2009
Darren agreed to become a half-vampire and to work as an assistant to Mr. Crepsley, a vampire, in order to save his friend's life. Basically a nice guy, Darren is revolted by the idea of feeding on human blood. He gradually learns to accept his...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 09:17:05 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 09:18:10 -0800 2008 A2 Trice
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Book Review Essay
The book I read was Cirque De Freak Vampires Assistant, by Darren Shan. It was a great book for all readers, but mostly for a little more expierienced readers. It also is for horror or action readers.
My ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 06:36:17 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 06:37:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 12:43:50 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 12:43:50 -0800 2009 The Vampires Assistant
By: Darren Shan


Twilight? Evermore? No, this isn't your average vampire book. Not all lovey-dovey, but real vampires. This book has no love, but it had cruelty. This book has things that Twilight and Evermore hid from you. This is just the second of the t...more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Oct 28 15:01:45 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 15:12:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 16 06:38:50 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 06:39:09 -0700 2009 I thing Darren Shan is an amazing, 5 sta...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 05:51:11 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 08:48:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 07 10:53:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 17:17:11 -0700 2009 By: Darren Shan

ISBN: 0316905720
256 Pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
2004

Darren Shan continues to create more greatly written books. Darren is a half-vampire that is new to this whole vampire thing. He doesn’t want...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 22 13:05:49 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 13:26:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 14:59:23 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 06:42:54 -0800 2009
Summary: Darren Shan was just an ordinary sc...
more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 14:16:08 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 18:03:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 28 05:35:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 08:24:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 09:05:01 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:08:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 20 15:52:32 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 14:56:28 -0800 2009 I was about to give it three stars because at one point for about 5 chapters it was just Darren living in the Cirque, going into a little over the top detail. However, the last 25 pages we...more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 09:01:54 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 08:55:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 15 07:46:55 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 07:59:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 18:24:52 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 18:43:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 07:19:59 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 07:53:27 -0700 2009 The genre of this book I would classify under adventure, action,and mystery. That's why i like this book the adventure keeps it going the action keeps it alive and the mystery makes you wonder!
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