Don't Want to Be Your Monster -- Deke Moulton, Paperback

A 2024 Sydney Taylor Honor Book!

Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders in this humorous and delightfully spooky novel for young readers. For fans of Too Bright to See.

Adam and Victor are brothers who have the usual fights over the remote, which movie to watch and whether or not it's morally acceptable to eat people. Well, not so much eat . . . just drink a little blood. They're vampires, hiding in plain sight with their eclectic yet loving family.

Ten-year-old Adam knows he has a better purpose in his life (well, immortal life) than just drinking blood, but fourteen-year-old Victor wants to accept his own self-image of vampirism. Everything changes when bodies start to appear all over town, and it becomes clear that a vampire hunter may be on the lookout for the family. Can Adam and Victor reconcile their differences and work together to stop the killer before it's too late?

Author: Deke Moulton
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Published: 06/04/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781774880517
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 523009 / Don't Want to Be Your Monster

Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Silver Medal Winner

About the Author
DEKE MOULTON is a writer currently living in the US Pacific Northwest. They are a former US Army drill sergeant and trained as an Arabic linguist during their time in service. Don't Want to Be Your Monster is their debut book.