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At First Bite

Ruth Ames (2011)

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

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Kidnapping

Positive tags

MysteryHumorSelf-DiscoveryFriendship

Heroine archetypes

Vampire HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeVampiresUrban FantasyMystery

Themes

IdentityFitting inGrowing upOutsider StatusFriendship

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 vampire story about fitting in and solving mysteries. The protagonist is a twelve-year-old vampire dealing with typical middle school social drama alongside the mystery of missing classmates—content is age-appropriate with mild peril.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Middle grade readers will enjoy Ashlee's funny struggles as a vampire trying to survive sunny LA while solving a mystery at her new school.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMysterySchool StoryParanormal