Conrad, Liza. High School Bites.CONRAD Conrad, Latin king of Jerusalem Conrad, d. 1192, Latin king of Jerusalem (1192), marquis of Montferrat, a leading figure in the Third Crusade (see Crusades). He saved Tyre from the Saracens and became (1187) its lord. , Liza. High school bites. (The Lucy Chronicles.) Penguin, NAL NAL National Agricultural Library (Agricultural Research Service; US Department of Agriculture) NAL New American Library NAL National Accelerator Laboratory NAL National Aerospace Laboratory (Japan) . 228p. c2006. 0-451-21752-7. $9.99. JS Lucy is just a typical teen living in a house with gargoyles gargoyles medieval European church waterspouts; made in form of grotesque creatures. [Architecture: NCE, 1046] See : Ugliness , perpetually dead grass, and so many locks on the front door she color-matches her keys to them. She likes a really cute guy, her dad won't leave the house, and on her 16th birthday she learns she is descended from Lucy, a character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. So, what else can happen? Lucy's English teacher assigns Dracula as class reading and she finds out that her really cute guy is a descendent of the most famous vampire, Count Dracula Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. Some aspects of the character may have been inspired by the 15th century Wallachian Prince, Vlad III the Impaler. . Lucy's mother left her a diary filled with entries from the original Lucy and instructions on how to defeat Dracula. Now it is up to Lucy and her friends to destroy Dracula and his descendents so that everyone can live in peace. Conrad has paid homage to the characters, themes, and tension of Stoker's Dracula. This title is a quick read for teens and covers friendships, love relationships, and the struggle between good and evil. Readers may want to review Dracula to better understand the characters and their place in the story although Liza Conrad drops enough hints about Stoker and Dracula to connect the novels. Holley Wiseman, MLIS MLIS Master of Library and Information Science MLIS Multilingual Information Society MLIS Molecular Laser Isotope Separation MLIS Masters of Library and Information Studies MLIS Medical/Legal Information Services , Columbus, OH |
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