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‘I loved Alex Abbott! Brilliant, fast-paced (and very, very funny!)’ – Pamela Butchart

Wednesday meets Loki in this hilarious adventure series from debut author Louise Austin. Illustrated throughout by Katie Kear and perfect for readers of 8 to 12.

Come on a fang-tastic adventure! I’m Alex Abbott. I was a completely ordinary kid until I accidentally got turned into a vampire. I have cool powers, but they’re seriously not worth it, because I have to:

1. Keep the powers secret, even from my best friends (nightmare)
2. Still go to school every day (thanks, Mum and Dad)
3. Never eat chips or ice-cream ever again (the WORST)

Actually, that’s not the worst. Trying to find a cure, I blundered into the supernatural world, broke an ancient pact and extinguished 32 tiny fire sprites (my bad). Now I’m on an epic quest to right those wrongs and make a deal with an ancient Sicilian fire demon to get my life back. What could possibly go wrong . . .?

Publisher Review

I loved Alex Abbott! Brilliant, fast-paced (and very, very funny!) — Pamela Butchart A fiendishly fun new world of monsters, myth and mayhem. We’ll never look at pigeons in the same way again! — Jon Lock and Nich Angell, bestselling creators of Tiny Hercules Sink your teeth into this hilarious tale of fangs, friendship and fantastically awkward undead moments. Monstrously good fun! — Caryl Lewis My top pick for for readers aged nine to 12 is the funny, supernatural deubt from Louise Austin. Alex Abbott is [Un]Dead has all the humour and drama you would expect from an accessible book for this age group, with an added twist — Charlotte Eyre * The Bookseller * Snarky humour and delicious moodiness seep through every page – perfect for this goth-tinged adventure. Louise Austin balances laugh-out-loud comedy with real pathos, and Katie Kear’s witty illustrations bring even more of the [un]dead to life. A screamingly good read – once it sinks its fangs into you, you won’t be able to put it down. — Iqbal Hussain, bestselling author of The Night I Borrowed Time Whip-smart and hilarious – I devoured this diary of a reluctant vampire! Loki fans, be ready! — Nicola Penfold, author of Where the World Turns Wild Genuinely funny middle-grade! — Sue Wallman