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Everyone's favourite smelly-breathed vampire, Vlad, faces a new dilemma—matters of the heart. When Peggy-Sue joins Monster School, Vlad is smitten, but with his friends Frank and Keith also in love, the gang must find the courage to speak to their crushes. This sweet and funny story explores friendship and first love in a delightfully undead way.
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Everyone's favourite smelly-breathed vampire is back with another dilemma, but this time it's a matter of the heart

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Everyone’s favourite smelly-breathed vampire is back with another dilemma, but this time it’s a matter of the heart. Peggy-Sue is new to Monster School and Vlad is smitten. Frank and Keith are not much help as they are in love too!

Will the crew find the courage to talk to their crushes? Romance is undead in this sweet and funny love story.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922503060

Publisher: Larrikin House

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 January 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Larrikin House

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 265.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Rory H. Mather is a best-selling picture book author, husband, father, lover of rhyme and hot chippies ... especially with chicken salt. Once upon a time Rory was a reluctant reader so now he writes books that he hopes will engage the kids that might not yet have found that one good book that changes everything. His book Laugh in the Bath was a CBCA Notable in the early childhood category in 2026 and many of his other books have been translated into other languages and/or released in countries around the world.

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