Type: Book Review
Title: Vampire Academy (Book 1)
Author: Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill
Title: Vampire Academy (Book 1)
Author: Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill
ISBN: 978-1595141743
Ages: 15 and up
Genre: Vampire
Reader's Annotation: Enter a magical world, Vampire Academy will shock you for its jaw-dropping plot twist. Rose will meet all your vampire expectations, and leave you thirsty for more.
Summary: This book takes place in St. Vladimir's Academy, which is a boarding school where vampires are educated int he ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. The book centers on the character of Rose Hathaway, a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They have escaped the school, but are caught and returned to the Academy. This is a dangerous place, and we’ll find out what happens to them both.
Critical Evaluation: Vampire Academy is the first novel of Richelle Mead’s vampire series. This novel reaches a diverse young adult audience, who relate to the school setting. Richelle Mead brings to light all the issues that surround attending school, such as, social emotional issues, relationships, gossips, and so forth. The coming-of-age topics that surface in this novel are effectively portrayed in this “the vampire world.” Rose’s personal struggles, and identify battles, result in a captivating story.
Challenge Issues:
Summary: This book takes place in St. Vladimir's Academy, which is a boarding school where vampires are educated int he ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. The book centers on the character of Rose Hathaway, a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They have escaped the school, but are caught and returned to the Academy. This is a dangerous place, and we’ll find out what happens to them both.
Critical Evaluation: Vampire Academy is the first novel of Richelle Mead’s vampire series. This novel reaches a diverse young adult audience, who relate to the school setting. Richelle Mead brings to light all the issues that surround attending school, such as, social emotional issues, relationships, gossips, and so forth. The coming-of-age topics that surface in this novel are effectively portrayed in this “the vampire world.” Rose’s personal struggles, and identify battles, result in a captivating story.
Challenge Issues:
- Book is about vampires
- Book takes place in a fantasy life and not real life
- Be familiar with the themes in the material and how they relate to young adults today.
- Stay calm and remember to not be personally offended by their comments or concerns.
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- LISTEN to what they have to say and reiterate our freedom to read and be without censorship.
- All material for young adults are under the review of the branch manager and even further up, the Library Director and even City Council members.
