Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

by 5 books in this series
#1 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites
#1 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites
Vladimir Tod has a secret. His mother was human, but his father was a vampire...

With no idea of the extent of his prowess and no one to teach him, thirteen-year-old Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and enlarged fangs. And when a strange substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown.

But then he realises he has a much bigger problem. He's being hunted by a vampire killer who is closing in . . . fast!
#2 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Ninth Grade Slays
#2 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Ninth Grade Slays
If middle school sucked for Vladimir Tod, high school is a real drain.

Besides being a punch bag for bullies, he's still going nowhere fast with dream girl Meredith. Needless to say, practicing his vampire skills hasn't exactly been a priority for Vlad ­- until now.

A monumental trip to Siberia with Uncle Otis, training alongside the most gifted vampires, is exactly what Vlad needs.

And he'd better get it right, because the battle brewing back home with the vampire who's been stalking him . . . could be Vlad's last.
#3 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Tenth Grade Bleeds
#3 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Tenth Grade Bleeds
It's another dark year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod . . .

The evil vampire D'Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad's powers. His best friend doesn't want to be his drudge anymoreand it's getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on those around him. But when D'Ablo shows up demanding his father's journal, Vlad realizes that having a normal high school year is the least of his concerns.

Vlad needs to act fast, and even his status as the Pravus won't save him this
time . . .
#4 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eleventh Grade Burns
#4 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eleventh Grade Burns
If you think the stakes in your school are high . . .. . . imagine what they're like for a teenage vampire.

Things have taken an even darker turn for the half-human student with an appetite for blood.Vlad's former best friend, who turned out to be a vampire slayer, has moved back to Bathory - for now. A mysterious new vampire, Dorian, appears with a shocking secret and an overwhelming desire to drink Vlad's blood. And Vlad's arch enemy, D'Ablo, has a sinister plan to eliminate Vlad once and for all.

With death threatening from every angle, nothing can prepare Vlad for what awaits him..
#5 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Twelfth Grade Kills
#5 - The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Twelfth Grade Kills
Vlad's running out of time. The Elysian Council has given him weeks to live, and that's if the Slayer Society doesn't kill him first. Then there's the issue of Vlad's father, who may or may not still be alive after all these years, and oh yeah, that tiny little detail in the Pravus prophecy about Vlad enslaving Vampirekind and the human race. So much for college applications . . .

Dark secrets will be revealed, old friends will become enemies, and warm blood will run cold in this thrilling final instalment in the tales of Vladimir Tod.

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