Defanged [Hardcover]

To save the only life he's ever known, a tween vampire has to destroy it first inDefanged, a new speculative middle grade from author H.E. Edgmon.

Lux Priddy is a regular 12-year-old: he goes to school, hangs out with his best friend, Emma, and loves to pet every dog he sees. Except for one little thing - Lux is a vampire. And even though vampires came out of the coffin and into the public eye before he was even born, not everyone is happy about it. So when a group called Vampirism Sucks develops a cure, most people are thrilled. Lux? Not so much.

Humans might think his life is miserable, but hes never known anything else. And he doesnt think he evenwantsto be human. After all, what makes being a human better than being a vampire? After an epic escape out the window of a Vampirism Sucks facility, Lux finds himself in a secret underground vampire city - one filled with bad vampires, the kind his parents have always warned him about. But even though he's been taught to fear them, the people of Nox Urbus are the only ones that seem to understand him. And when the so-called cure stops being optional, Lux is forced to make a choice: go back home and submit to the treatment, or stand up and fight a corrupt system for the right to be himself.

To save the only life he's ever known, a tween vampire has to destroy it first inDefanged, a new speculative middle grade from author H.E. Edgmon.H.E. Edgmondid not sleep for several years and is now the award winning author of copious novels and short stories for tweens, teens, and adults. Across genres, their work prioritizes the righteous rage of survivors, the sanctity of queer love in all its forms, and an unkillable hope for an Indigenous future. They live on the ancestral lands of the Suquamish Tribe, surrounded by chosen family and giant dogs.

Praise forDefanged:

A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
School Library Journal's Best BlÓÙ