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Vampires never get old : tales with fresh bite / Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker.

Title:

Vampires never get old :

Author:

Córdova, Zoraida.

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

[272] pages

ISBN:

9781250230010

Production / Publication Information:

[United States] : Imprint, 2020.

Summary:

Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction's leading voices! In this delicious new collection, you'll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out--and going out for their first kill--and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night. Welcome to the evolution of the vampire--and a revolution on the page. Vampires Never Get Old includes stories by authors both bestselling and acclaimed, including Samira Ahmed, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida Córdova, Natalie C. Parker, Tessa Gratton, Heidi Heilig, Julie Murphy, Mark Oshiro, Rebecca Roanhorse, Laura Ruby, Victoria 'V. E.' Schwab, and Kayla Whaley.

Target audience note:

12 years and up.

Language:

English

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Genre:

Subject Term:

Short stories, American.

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... Andover - Memorial Hall Library	TEEN FICTION VAMPIRES	31330008971263	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Billerica Public Library	YA/VAMPIRES	33934004348265	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Boxford Town Library	YA VAM	32115002100863	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Dunstable Free Public Library	YA COR	32118001028622	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Georgetown Peabody Library	YA FIC VAMPIRES	32120001333002	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Groton Public Library	YA CORDOVA	37003701956097	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Haverhill Public Library	YA/VAMPIRES/STORIES	31479007412090	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Lawrence Public Library	FIC VAM YA	31549004810726	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Littleton - Reuben Hoar Library	YA F VAMPIRES	39965002492048	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Methuen - Nevins Memorial Library	YA VAM	31548003308070	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Middleton - Flint Public Library	Y CORDOVA	32126001979215	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Newburyport Public Library	YA VAMPIRES	32128003945962	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... North Andover - Stevens Memorial Library	TEEN VAMPIRES	31478010154285	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Topsfield Town Library	YA VAMPIRES	32133002527878	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... West Newbury - G.A.R. Memorial Library	YA SC VAM	32135001497920	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Westford - J.V. Fletcher Library	YA F CORDOVA	31990004932286	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction's leading voices fill this bestselling anthology--including V.E. Schwab's First Kill , now a major Netflix adaptation!

"Boundary-pushing... Stories that stake a new claim on old tropes." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review

In this delicious new collection, you'll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out--and going out for their first kill--and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night.

Welcome to the evolution of the vampire--and a revolution on the page.

Vampires Never Get Old includes stories by authors both bestselling and acclaimed, including Samira Ahmed, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, Tessa Gratton, Heidi Heilig, Julie Murphy, Mark Oshiro, Rebecca Roanhorse, Laura Ruby, Victoria "V. E." Schwab, and Kayla Whaley.

An Imprint Book

"Vampire fans, sink your teeth into this satisfying collection." -- Kirkus Reviews

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 7 Up--Gathering a range of voices and narrative styles, this collection centers stories in which vampire tropes are reimagined with an eye toward diverse intersections of identity. To name just a few, there is an advice guide for the recently-turned Desi vampire, including suggestions about maintaining close family ties and feeding on colonizers, by Samira Ahmed; queer tales of the tangled attraction between slayers and vampires, one from Victoria "V.E." Schwab and another from Julie Murphy; and an exploration of the power and risk of online friendship with a vampire by editors Córdova and Parker. Each story is followed by a short interjection from Córdova and Parker commenting on an aspect of vampire lore that is explored in the story, making the collection appealing for young adult scholars as well as adolescent readers. With dark humor and compelling narratives, this collection invites readers to reconsider what they know about vampires. The stories are bite-sized and well-crafted windows into various vampiric worlds that will leave readers wanting more. VERDICT Fans of the paranormal will sink their teeth into this one.--Jen McConnel, Queen's Univ., Ont.

Publisher's Weekly Review

In their introduction to this bloodthirsty anthology, Córdova (The Way to Rio Luna) and Parker (the Seafire trilogy) note that, "despite queer subtext and outstanding nonwhite examples," the most famous vampires are "predominantly men, white, cisgender, straight, and able-bodied." This boundary-pushing collection seeks to upend the default with 11 toothsome stories that stake a new claim on old tropes, centering an intersectionally diverse range of protagonists. Reflecting pop culture touchstones, Julie Murphy's nod to Buffy, "Senior Year Sucks," centers a fat white Texas teen who juggles cheerleading and vampire hunting; "The Boys from Blood River" by Rebecca Roanhorse stars a gay Indigenous teen who invokes an urban legend in hope of a better life. Samira Ahmed's tongue-in-cheek "A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire" looks at vampire tropes through a self-aware, social media--savvy Indian filter; Kayla Whaley's wheelchair-using heroine confronts her murderer in "In Kind"; and Dhonielle Clayton's "The House of Black Sapphires" presents a lush picture of a New Orleans populated by immortals. If some stories end abruptly, it seems within the bounds of the vampire canon to leave readers wanting more. Ages 12--up. Agent: Lara Perkins, Andrea Brown Literary. (Sept.)

Kirkus Review

Fresh takes on a perennial paranormal favorite from leading YA authors. The classic vampire archetype--"white, cisgender, straight, and able-bodied"--makes way for a diverse reimagining of the blood-drinking immortals in this anthology. In Tessa Gratton's "Seven Nights for Dying," an anonymous narrator is given a week to consider an offer while grappling with furious grief. A lonely teenage Latinx vampire makes an unexpected connection through his blog in Mark Oshiro's "Mirrors, Windows & Selfies." An Eternal woman and a Shadow Baron make a wager in Dhonielle Clayton's "The House of Black Sapphires," set in a dazzling alternate version of New Orleans. A gay Native teen summons an urban legend in Rebecca Roanhorse's "The Boys From Blood River" but gets more than he bargained for. Themes of power, transformation, and agency weave through these 11 tales, which also feature a 19th-century grave robber, a cheerleading vampire slayer, and an Instagram-savvy elder vampire. The tone of the stories ranges from the playful narration of Samira Ahmed's "A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire" to the simmering rage of Kayla Whaley's disabled protagonist in "In Kind." The cast, living and (un)dead, includes characters who represent multiple dimensions of diversity. Each story is followed by a brief commentary and thought-provoking questions from the editors. Vampire fans, sink your teeth into this satisfying collection. (editors' note, author bios) (Paranormal fantasy. 14-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.