Lexie might be the first vampire ever to run for ninth-grade class president, but she?s determined to make dreamy Dylan notice her, even if it means running against perfect, popular Mina. And things would be going pretty well, if it weren?t for those annoying pixie houseguests! Blix and Mitzi are wreaking backwards-speaking, house-pinkifying havoc, and now they want Lexie to run a smear campaign against Mina. But how will all this dirty campaigning affect Lexie, when she?s trying to shed her evil vampire nature and become human?
The vegan vampire Livingstone family of Manhattan is back and cuter than ever. Griffin’s lighthearted romp has 14-year-old Lexie trying to deal with an influx of charming but very poorly behaved pixies at home while running for ninth-grade class president against queen-bee Mina and trying to win the affections of soccer star Dylan. The third book in the Vampire Island series is definitely veering away from its vampiric roots, as Lexie’s concerns become ever more mortal. Serious vampire readers may lose interest, though readers looking for light romance will be pleased. Grades 5-8. --Debbie Carton
Review
"Griffin continues to create a funny, suspenseful Goth thriller that children will sink their teeth into." --School Library Journal
