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Synopsis
NEW SCHOOL. SAME ASSIGNMENT. Something's wrong in Sunnydale, California...something more than the usual bad hair day. As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world to find them where they gather and stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. In this generation, she is Buffy Summers, 16 years old and a new student at Sunnydale High. Her experiences at her last school persuaded Buffy to try to resume the life of a normal teenager. But it is no coincidence that Buffy has come to "this town at "this time. The area is a center of mystical energy, and all the signs point to an iminent, crucial upheaval. Once in a century comes The Harvest: a night when the Master Vampire can draw enough power to break free and open the portal between his world and ours...unleashing havoc. With the help of new friends and a new Watcher, Buffy's back in business.... This novel is canon.
Is The Harvest appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Teens will encounter vampire violence and supernatural horror consistent with the TV series, including staking, fighting, and peril, but nothing graphic or gory. The focus is on a teen hero balancing school life with her calling as a vampire slayer.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and supernatural horror.
Who'll love this
Teens will love following Buffy as she tries to have a normal high school life while secretly fighting vampires and preventing an apocalyptic event.