Dracula Doesn't Rock N' Roll

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #39

by Marcia Thornton Jones, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City!
Could Mr. Drake, the Bailey School guidance counselor, really be the lead singer of a vampire rock band?
It's up to the Bailey School Kids to find out!

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, Paranormal, Vampires, Chapter Books

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Marcia Thornton Jones has published 131 books for children with sales totaling more than 43 million copies world-wide. Her works include CHAMP (mid-grade novel), RATFINK (mid-grade novel), GODZILLA ATE MY HOMEWORK (chapter book), THE TALE OF JACK FROST (picture book) and LEPRECHAUN ON THE LOOSE (picture book). She is the co-author of seven popular series including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Keyholders, Ghostville Elementary, The Bailey School Kids Jr. Chapter Books, Triplet Trouble, Bailey City Monsters, and The Barkley School for Dogs.

Marcia has been listed as a top 100 author by the Educational Paperback Association and selected for the Children’s Top 100 Books list by the National Education Association, International Reading Associations Children’s Choice Award. Marcia's books have received many honors and have appeared on on the Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers lists,

Marcia, a full time writer living in Lexington, Kentucky enjoys presenting at schools and conferences. As a veteran teacher with more than 20 years of experience, she easily relates the importance of writing to students of all ages.

Reviews

[paige turner ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm pretty glad that the kids didn't ruin the show. I totally thought they were going to do something to get the band to leave town, or stop playing altogether.

Who knows if Mr. Drake is the count or not, he seems pretty harmless if you ask me.

It was nice of them to put flyers around town to get people interested. People love a good mystery.
At least everyone had fun in this one.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun story, though I wish the mystery had felt more mysterious. Perhaps that's the natural consequence of being volume 39 in a series--the formula takes over and the story doesn't pop as much as it could.

[Victoria Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Rebekah · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay.

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't like the Dracula books very much for some reason.

[Shilo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved this series as a kid, still fun.

[Joni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute

[Alexander]

I thought the book would of been better if I was in elementary school. The plot was okay but it was more childish. I loved how the book had kids thinking a rock and roll singer was Dracula. The main kids names are Liza, Melody, Howie, and Eddie. They are trying to prove that Mrs.Jeeper's has a coffin with a vampire in it and that Mr. Drake is Dracula.
When they make signs saying thew bats are coming the bats are actually a rock band. The whole point of the book is that they are trying to prove Mr. Drake is Dracula. If you are an elementary school kid or a Riverside school kid I guarantee you will enjoy this book.

[E.M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh, not the most grabby of premises. The plot bunny was more interesting than the entirety of the 67 (not 80) pages. I honestly don't know why I've held onto this chapbook for 17 years, but I'm fairly certain it had to do with the incredibly expressionist illustrations by John Steven Gurney.

This book reminds me of a Bazooka Joe comic-strip punchline: do not jump to conclusions or you'll fall flat on your face. The Bailey School Kids and its readers should learn that lesson with this series, if nothing else.

[BookeryBliss · Rating 5 out of 5]

The collection of "The adventures of the Bailey School Kids" stories are among my all-time favorite children's books. Witty, mischievous and fun, these short and silly books continue to bring giggles to the young and old. Just as I have enjoyed them as a kid, my own children also love them today. I even catch myself re-reading them (alone) from time to time. What can I say? I guess I'll always be a BSK kid at heart.

[Earline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not gonna lie.. this book was pretty badass. Love the idea of a vampire rock band where the members all drink pink lemonade and sing KISS songs. I've been wondering if you need to read the books in this series in order, and apparently you do (although the authors are good at recapping Dracula's previous adventures at Bailey School).

[j o r y · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not going to lie, a vampire rock band would be kind of awesome. And that's actually the premise for this Bailey School Kids book. The kids think the former guidance counselor from the school is a vampire, when in fact he's just in a vampire themed rock band! Or is he? We'll never know.

P.S. it's really hard for me to write reviews for these ones because they are so freaking short.

[Jerome Otte · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids go to a rock concert, and are surprised to see Dracula return (their guidance counselor from another book). Dracula is now a member of one of the rock bands---which happens to be vampire-themed. Coincidence? Of course. Or of course not.

A fine, silly tale with a very interesting premise. Of course, the book creates more questions than answers, but is still quite fun.

[Molly]

A silly series that creates more questions than it answers. It's great for formulating theories as well as predictions. The class dynamics should be very familiar to those of the Magic School Bus generation.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written before the vampire craze of the 2010's, this book tells the story of a former school counselor who the children suspect is a vampire. Mr. Drake has a new rock band, but the Bailey School gang is suspicious of his intentions. A great book with great illustrations.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these books! I read this one to my boys the other day and it was so much fun to share it with them. Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots is still my favorite of the books, but this one was good too.

[Sanjana · Rating 3 out of 5]

DRACULA DOESN"T ROCK & ROLL???????????????????????
I love rock n' roll...I LOVE ROCK N' ROLL, YAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

[Harry.yang · Rating 5 out of 5]

mmmmm..I learn that vampires don't really rock and roll..which is obivious..but I still think that...??? never mind..

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

weird.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

great when ur little

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read these all in while I was in middle school and loved them, giving them a 3.5-4.0 for my past 12 year old self.

[Seth · Rating 2 out of 5]

It snowed. Something or someone was in Mrs. Jeeper's basement! Mrs. Jeeper said it was the bats. They thought the bats were a band of vampires. The bats got famous.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 3 out of 5]

a fun book. the counselor comes back into town to play with his band. the kids name him famous do he had to go away and no one gets to know if he is really a vampire or not.

[Marina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought the Dracula thing was cool!