Companions of the Night (Laurel-Leaf Books) - Softcover

Vande Velde, Vivian

3.79

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9780440219798: Companions of the Night (Laurel-Leaf Books)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440219795 ISBN 13: 9780440219798

Publisher: Laurel Leaf, 1996

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When sixteen-year-old Kerry journeys into the night to retrieve her baby brother's stuffed bear at an all-night laundromat, she finds herself in the midst of a gang war, a kidnapping, a murder, and vampires. Reprint.

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Review:

""Interview with a Vampire" for the learner's permit set."--"The Horn Book "
"A freshly written thriller, an offbeat love story, an engaging twist on the vampire novel, and an exciting tale of moral complexity. . . . Point [this] book at the Lois Duncan fans as well as Anne Rice followers, and get out of the way."--"The Bulletin"
""Interview with a Vampire"for the learner's permit set."--"The Horn Book"
"A freshly written thriller, an offbeat love story, an engaging twist on the vampire novel, and an exciting tale of moral complexity. . . . Point [this] book at the Lois Duncan fans as well as Anne Rice followers, and get out of the way."--"The Bulletin"
"Interview with a Vampire for the learner's permit set."--The Horn Book
"A freshly written thriller, an offbeat love story, an engaging twist on the vampire novel, and an exciting tale of moral complexity. . . . Point [this] book at the Lois Duncan fans as well as Anne Rice followers, and get out of the way."--The Bulletin

From the Author:

Author Comment: How I Came to Write COMPANIONS OF THE NIGHT
I started COMPANIONS OF THE NIGHT because of a talk I was giving where--in giving illustrations--I used several examples from vampire stories. Someone commented that I had obviously given vampires a lot of thought and that I should write my own vampire story. I had thought about vampire legends, the conflicting "rules" or myths about them, and how in recent books and movies writers had stressed the horror and the gore. So I decided to go ahead and write that story, using the rules I thought made the most sense, writing for the kind of reader I am. I am very pleased to find that others enjoy the story, too.

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