Synopsis
Examines encounters people claim to have had with vampires.
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About the Author
David Robson's books for young readers include The Murder of Emmett Till, The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Auschwitz, The Black Arts Movement, and Cyclops. He is also the award-winning playwright of Assassin, Playing Leni, American Child, A Few Small Repairs, Man Measures Man, and Killing Neil LaBute. His work has been performed across the country and abroad. Robson holds an M.F.A. from Goddard College, an M.S. from Saint Joseph's University, and a B.A. from Temple University. He is an associate professor of English at Delaware County Community College in Philadelphia.
From the Back Cover
For some, vampires are the stuff of fiction; for others, real life encounters have convinced them that vampires walk among us. Terrifying stories of vampires sightings, vampires attacks, and vampire hunting suggest that the truth of these fanged creatures is stranger than any fiction.
Reviews
Stephenie Meyer’s novels and the HBO hit series True Blood may be more fact than fiction according to this entry in the Vampire Library series. Robson writes with energetic flair as he lays out both folklore and real-world reports of bloodsucking beings. Expanding beyond familiar Transylvanian tales and stories of vampires in strictly human form, the author’s survey is global, from the Malaysian langsuyar, believed to be responsible for many newborn deaths, to the red-eyed, monstrous Latin American chupacabra, notorious for preying on livestock (its name combines the Spanish words for “suck” and “goat”). Pages washed with red stains and graphic artwork and photos underscore the subject’s inherent gore, which Robson frankly discusses throughout, including in the frequent sidebars, such as a vampire hunters’ detection guide, which outlines what to notice “at the graveyard” and “inside the coffin.” Young vampire-fiction fans will find much to ponder here, while the accounts of contemporary murders with purported vampire links may emerge as the most chilling and grisly. Source notes and suggested reading bolster the title’s curricular use. Grades 7-10. --Gillian Engberg
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