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The Harvest

Richie Tankersley Cusick (1997)

SubgenrePortal Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer (Young Adult) #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.89

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneFish out of Water

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.

Teen vampire slayer battles supernatural forces in California town built on mystical energy. Contains action violence with vampire staking and supernatural peril, but no graphic gore or sexual content.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and blood (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will love following Buffy as she balances high school life with secretly fighting vampires and preventing an apocalypse.

Tags

Supernatural HorrorUrban FantasyTv Tie-inAction Adventure