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The perfect lighthearted summer read for 11 - 14 year olds
BOOK 1 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARDS 2024!
'Geek Girl with a supernatural twist' - The Observer
Meet Mo Merrydrew - independent young woman, Mini Battenberg fan, president of the debating society - and reluctant vampire queen ...
Mo Merrydrew, fifteen-year-old Vampire Queen of Great Britain, has found a way to have her cake and eat it (and that'll be a mini Battenberg, please). Becoming Vampire Queen wasn't the easiest of decisions, but she's settling into it quite happily, now that she has dreamy familiar Luca by her side and she doesn't actually have to bite any humans. She now just has the ... er ... teeny-tiny task of finding a way to get all the vampires in the land to swear allegiance to her, and save them from the vampire hunters who are rapidly picking them off. Easy-peasy, eh? Throw in gorgeous Vanya, sent by the Vampire King of the East to keep an eye on Mo, unruly vampires hellbent on causing havoc and a dad with a dark secret, and that cake of Mo's starts to look distinctly less appetising ...
Geek Girl meets Buffy in a brilliantly funny new teen series from bestselling author Jo Simmons
About the author
Jo Simmons is an author of funny fiction. THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE QUEEN, her first book for teenagers, was shortlisted for the 2024 Lollies. I Swapped My Brother on the Internet was shortlisted for the 2020 Lollies and was translated into several languages. Jo began her working life as a sub-editor on magazines in London and later became a freelance journalist. She started writing for children when her two boys were young and hungry for daft and silly stories to make bedtime more fun. She lives in Brighton with her family and a small, scruffy dog who leaves hair absolutely everywhere.
Summary
Geek Girl meets Buffy in a brilliantly funny new teen series from bestselling author Jo Simmons
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A great summer holiday read. This hilarious sequel...is bound to be popular with KS3 readers. The School Reading List
