I have just recently finished reading a great book called Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer. It’s the first of 5 books in the series “The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd”. This book is mainly about a teenage vampire named Vladimir Todd who tries to fit in as an average everyday human. In it Vlad narrates his days at middle school and has a band of vampires after him to make him pay for the sins of his deceased vampire father. There are many other things that go on in this book but you will have to read it to see what.
During the course of this fast paced book, there were many themes that are put in play. One of the many themes would be secrecy. This is because his aunt Nelly (who is also his caretaker) refuses to tell him of the sins his father committed against his brethren. She tries to hide from him his fathers past secrets. She tells him that some things are better not known about his father.
I agree with his caretaker, Aunt Nelly about that. Because, she also went on to explain how she once had a dog, but her Father killed it, and now every memory she had of him is now soured by that memory. This made me realize that maybe not everyone is we think they are. Everyone has a little evil in them, but it’s better for us not to know about that evil side, because we will always dwell on it. We humans only want to know about the good in people.
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