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Rules for Vampires: Ghosts Bite Back
By (Author) Alex Foulkes
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
1st February 2023
29th September 2022
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
823.92
Paperback
352
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 21mm
Straighten your cape and ready your fangs . . . the ghosts are biting back. The spookiest story you'll read this year isthe ghoulish follow-up to Alex Foulkes'shighly acclaimedRulesforVampires.
A vampire and a ghost being friends is unheard of. It makesno sense. The two factions have despised one another for all eternity.But . . . Leo the vampire and Minna the ghost have battled together side-by-side, they're sisters-in-arms, they're best friends, and they'll have to work together to vanquish a new, deadly threat.
Summoned to the Ghostly Realm for the murder of the Orphanmaster, Leo must complete three tasks to prove herself worthy of her unlife, each more treacherous than the last. Can Leo convince the Ghostly Realm of her innocenceand earn her freedom,or will she be trapped there forever
A monstrously funny and devilishly dark new adventure in Alex Foulkes's Rules for Vampires series, illustrated throughout by the award-winning Sara Ogilvie, Ghosts Bite Backis perfect forfans of Lemony Snicket and Skulduggery Pleasant to sink their claws into.
PraiseforRulesforVampires:
'A wickedly fun debut, with a wonderfully strong girl hero.' Cressida Cowell, Children's Laureate
'Fans of fast-paced, well-written gothic romps will devourRulesforVampires.' Phil Earle, bestselling authorofWhen the Sky Falls
Deliciously dark, fangtastically feisty and gloriously gothic!'Laura Ellen Anderson, author ofAmelia Fang
Brilliant! Its a deadly funny, twisty, gothic romp with the loveliest vampire. Sara Ogilvies illustrations are the perfect match. Jenny McLachlan, bestselling author ofLand of Roar
'Wonderfully atmospheric, humorous and touching.Radiya Hafiza, author ofRumaysa
Alex Foulkes is from Stoke-on-Trent in the Midlands of England, and lives with her boyfriend and their dog, Mac, who is just small enough to sit on the back of a broomstick (very convenient!). She has worked as a teaching assistant and a school librarian. When she's not reading and reading and reading, she's writing her very own stories with chills, thrills, and maybe even a talking spider! Her debut Middle GradeRulesforVampireswas published in 2021, and the follow-up will be released in Autumn 2022.