October 2022 Middle Grade Book Selection | First Editions Club

New York, NY: Macmillan (pub: September 20, 2022)

First Edition. Signed on bookplate by Kalynn Bayron.

As new in dust jacket.

Bestselling author Kalynn Bayron brings readers the world of The Vanquishers, where vampires were history . . . until now.

Twelve-year-old Malika “Boog” Wilson and her best friends have grown up idolizing The Vanquishers, a group of masked vampire hunters who wiped out the last hoard of the undead decades ago. For kids today, vampires feel more like fun comic book fodder than real life, and the days of garlic wreaths and early curfews are long gone.

But when a new student, Aaron, joins Boog’s crew, and goes missing after a school fundraiser, the kids suspect a vampire was involved. Boog is convinced their school counselor, Mr. Rupert, is hiding something and she is determined to save Aaron. No one ever expected The Vanquishers to return, but if their town needs protection from the undead, they know who to call. Inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Watchmen, this adventure launches readers into an exciting new series.

Kalynn Bayron is the bestselling author of Cinderella Is Dead, This Poison Heart and This Wicked Fate, and is a classically trained vocalist. When she’s not writing she can be found enjoying musical theater, horror novels, and classical music. She currently lives in Ithaca, New York with her family.