London, 1850 /
An enormous ship has just reached port. From its hull, a flock of bats ascends and disappears into the streets. Jack Harkett intends to board the ship, in search of food or money. Instead, he encounters a boy his own age -- running for his life! The boy recounts horrific tales about a vampire plague...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Inc.,
2004.
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| Series: | Rook, Sebastian. Vampire plagues ;
bk. 1. |
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| Summary: | An enormous ship has just reached port. From its hull, a flock of bats ascends and disappears into the streets. Jack Harkett intends to board the ship, in search of food or money. Instead, he encounters a boy his own age -- running for his life! The boy recounts horrific tales about a vampire plague that's killed the entire crew. With no one to turn to but each other, the two boys vow to stop these horrors from continuing. Their pledge will take them on dangerous adventures from London to Paris and finally to Mexico, to confront the beast who started all this destruction. |
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| Item Description: | Accession # is 2017_ 0159. “Donated by Candace Benefiel as part of the Candace Benefiel Collection of Vampire Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.” "Apple series." "A working partners series"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Physical Description: | 237 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0439633923 9780439633925 0439799023 9780439799027 1415615624 9781415615621 |