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At First Bite

Aimee Friedman (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesPoison Apple #8
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Bullying

Positive tags

MysteryComing of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFish out of Water

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Vampire ProtagonistComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterUrban FantasyMysteryComing of AgeOutcast / LonerHidden Identity

Themes

IdentityFitting inSelf-AcceptanceMysteryOtherness

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old vampire Ashlee Lambert moves from New York to sunny Los Angeles, where she must deal with vicious cliques, awful sunburns, and a mystery of disappearing classmates that Ashlee must solve.

Is At First Bite appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A lighthearted middle grade vampire story with mild peril from a mystery involving disappearing classmates and school social drama. Age-appropriate for the series' target audience.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include bullying.

Who'll love this

Readers will enjoy a relatable vampire protagonist navigating mean girls, sunburns, and a spooky mystery in sunny LA.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMysteryMiddle Grade Horror