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Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting

Roseanne A. Brown

Serwa Boateng is a twelve-year-old Slayer who knows that some fireflies are adze, vampires able to change shape and linked to forests in southeastern Ghana. An adze enters her school, leaving Serwa to prepare classmates to fight before the vampires make them prey. The adventure draws on Ghanaian folklore and centers on Serwa’s confrontation with dangerous creatures that threaten her classmates.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
920L
ATOS Book Level
6
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
V
Themes
Adventure · Fantasy And Magic · Folklore And Mythology · School
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Rick Riordan Presents
Published
August 15, 2023
Pages
416
ISBN-13
9781368066389
Language
English
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