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Sweetblood by Pete Hautman

Even though it says it's a vampire novel on the cover, it's NOT. It's actually about a teenage girl named Lucy Szabo, who's suffering with diabetes, who thinks she may be a vampire. She goes to an Internet chat room called Transylvania room, where she chats with other "vampires." As she becomes more involved with the vampire subculture, her grades fall, her parents and teachers think she's crazy, and her glucose level is getting more and more unstable. After meeting Draco, a "vampire" she chats with on Transylvania room, in person, and facing all of those stressful events, her glucose level finally gets so high that she's sent to the hospital. Lucy then finally learns how to manage living a life with diabetes and that is not trying to change yourself completely. This story is actually touching, but parts of the story can tend to be a bit bland at times, but I did learn interesting facts from this book. Who knew that diabetes, if left untreated, could produce symptoms that made the victim look and act like the vampires you hear from stories and legends? Creepy coincidence, but really awesome fact! It also creeped me out when Draco was seen in real life! Seriously, if an Internet friend I've never seen in real life gathers up information about me and even uses other people, just to even greet me, I'd punch that person in the face! Personally, I don't think "A VAMPIRE NOVEL" should've been added on the cover, but for those who like touching, simple stories, read this book!

**** Stars, Reviewed by TCK-TAB Member

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