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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2003
Gr 8-Up When Cody Elliot's parents receive his less-than-stellar report card, they decide it's time for a change. His options are Our Lady of Perpetual Homework and Vlad Dracul Magnet School, so the choice, for Cody, is obvious. After his interview with the headmaster at Vlad and meeting Charon, the school's yellow-eyed wolf, Cody knows there is something decidedly different about this place. He also learns why he gets admitted: most of the students are vampires and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2003
Unhappy about moving from California to New Sodom, Massachusetts, Cody is failing every subject at Cotton Mather High. His father decides he needs more academic rigor, but Vlad Dracul Magnet School isn't quite what either of them expects. Escorted through the palatial buildings by a huge and unnervingly cognizant timber wolf, Cody quickly learns that he need only join the school's water polo team to earn As in all subjects and, eventually, a free ride to a top college. After a surreal day, Cody discovers why: most of the students are ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




