Warm colours and dynamic shifts in visual perspective give Fake Blood an autumnal coziness that pulls the reader into each scene. 'Gardner's artwork is whimsical and charming, and the cartoonish faces perfectly capture the extreme moods inherent in this age. *''hink Raina Telgemeier with a Noelle Stevenson slant.Gardner's middle school romp is a magnum opus.'- 'Kirkus Reviews, starred review' Now AJ has to worry about self-preservation while also trying to save everyone he cares about from a real-life threat lurking in the shadows of Spoons Middle School. And soon enough he's got more of Nia's attention than he bargained for when he learns she's a slayer. But how could a girl like Nia Winters ever like plain vanilla AJ when she only has eyes for vampires? When AJ and Nia are paired up for a group project on Transylvania, it may be AJ's chance to win over Nia's affection by dressing up like the vamp of her dreams. So AJ decides to take matters into his own hands. He even has the same crush he's harbored for years. He hasn't grown or had any exciting summer adventures like his best friends have. It's the beginning of the new school year and AJ feels like everyone is changing but him. pretends to be a vampire, unaware that she intends to be a slayer.īook Synopsis 'LOL funny.' - Girls Life A Huffington Post Best Children's Book of 2018 A middle schooler comes head-to-head with his vampire slayer crush in this laugh-out-loud funny graphic novel that's a perfect coming-of-age story for anyone who's ever felt too young, too small, or too average. About the Book In order to get the attention of Nia, the girl he likes, eleven-year-old A.J.

Fake blood by whitney gardner