An opportunity arrives when AJ’s new British teacher teams him up with Nia for a school project. It’s a new school year and his friends encourage him to talk to Nia, the girl who knows everything about vampires. Throughout the story AJ struggles to find the courage to talk to the girl he likes, to have something interesting in his life, and to find who he truly is without having to be what he isn’t. One of my favorites is all over the book but you have to read it to see it and I especially loved it because it’s a very special book reference for me 🙂 It has a very dynamic illustration and Easter eggs everywhere. (Goodreads)įake Blood is a graphic novel filled with all of your favorite vampire references that come together to narrate the back-to-school story of sixth grader AJ and his friends. 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. 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.

But how could a girl like Nia Winters ever like plain vanilla AJ when she only has eyes for vampires? 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.

Fake blood by whitney gardner