The Reluctant Vampire Queen

Geek Girl meets Buffy in a brilliantly funny new teen series from bestselling author Jo Simmons

The perfect lighthearted summer read for 11 - 14 year olds.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARDS 2024!

'Geek Girl with a supernatural twist' - The Observer

Meet Mo Merrydrew - independent young woman, Mini Battenberg fan, president of the debating society - and reluctant vampire queen ...

Fifteen-year-old Mo Merrydrew isn't exactly expecting to be asked to be Vampire Queen of Great Britain when she's cycling home from school one wet Tuesday evening. Apparently, she is 'the Chosen One'. Aside from being uncomfortable with the idea of unelected power (not very democratic), there's the blood drinking to consider (Mo is a vegetarian), and frankly it's just not really the sort of role Mo's looking for (she wants to aim for a real job in politics). But - if you're Vampire Queen, you probably don't have to do PE any more, and when the dreamy Luca, a vampire familiar, turns up, it all suddenly starts to look a bit more appealing ...

Geek Girl meets Buffy in a brilliantly funny new teen series from bestselling author Jo Simmons

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Jo Simmons is an author of funny fiction. THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE QUEEN, her first book for teenagers, was shortlisted for the 2024 Lollies. I Swapped My Brother on the Internet was shortlisted for the 2020 Lollies and was translated into several languages. Jo began her working life as a sub-editor on magazines in London and later became a freelance journalist. She started writing for children when her two boys were young and hungry for daft and silly stories to make bedtime more fun. She lives in Brighton with her family and a small, scruffy dog who leaves hair absolutely everywhere.

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The perfect lighthearted summer read for 11 - 14 year olds.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARDS 2024!

'Geek Girl with a supernatural twist' - The Observer

Meet Mo Merrydrew - independent young woman, Mini Battenberg fan, president of the debating society - and reluctant vampire queen ...

Fifteen-year-old Mo Merrydrew isn't exactly expecting to be asked to be Vampire Queen of Great Britain when she's cycling home from school one wet Tuesday evening. Apparently, she is 'the Chosen One'. Aside from being uncomfortable with the idea of unelected power (not very democratic), there's the blood drinking to consider (Mo is a vegetarian), and frankly it's just not really the sort of role Mo's looking for (she wants to aim for a real job in politics). But - if you're Vampire Queen, you probably don't have to do PE any more, and when the dreamy Luca, a vampire familiar, turns up, it all suddenly starts to look a bit more appealing ...

Geek Girl meets Buffy in a brilliantly funny new teen series from bestselling author Jo Simmons

Zusammenfassung
Geek Girl meets Buffy in a brilliantly funny new teen series from bestselling author Jo Simmons.