Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball

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Amelia finds the ball boring – she wants to study Pumpkinology and help poorly pumpkins when she grows up. Amelia loathes the Ball, but at least this year she'll have someone of her own age to keep her company.

We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. As she sneaks around the palace, Amelia is shocked to discover some glittery secrets about her arch enemy. In the Amelia Fang series, we follow the title character, a cute little vampire, and her friends in Nocturnia, where all things glittery and unicorn related are terrifying but blood and darkness are not! There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. She spends every waking hour creating and drawing, and would quite like to live on the moon when humans finally make it possible.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. There’s also the theme of bullying in this and standing up for your friends, so it’s a beautiful message wrapped up in a spooky tale. Laura has worked with authors such as Sibeal Pounder, Cerrie Burnell, David Solomons, Caryl Hart and Peter Bently.

Grimaldi the reaper and spoilt Prince Tangine, as well as terrifyingly glittery unicorns, angel-kittens and fairies galore.I loved the illustrations and the characters, and I thought the story was well-paced for kid and adult readers alike. A hilarious illustrated middle grade POB series for reluctant readers starring a vampire girl, Amelia Fang. The characters are such a delight in this, Amelia is so fun to follow and I love her friendship with Florence and Grimaldi.

The Amelia Fang series is my first fiction series as author and illustrator, featuring a young vampire and her friends.The front of the book has a double page map of Nocturnia, the City in the Kingdom of the Dark, complete with Nocturnia Palace, the Fang Mansion, Rickety Residences, Catacome Academy and various creepy looking places. The book is scattered with loads of lovely illustrations too, I felt the story also offers some important life lessons to younger readers in a fun way. Laura is the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN and illustrator of WITCH WARS, as well as many other children’s books. Please do not use it in any marketing material, online or in print, without asking permission from me first.

However, she is appalled when she meets Prince Tangine, who is pompous, rude and always gets what he wants. This book follows Amelia Fang, 10, as she complains about going to yet another one of her family's Barbaric Ball to her parents, Count and Countess of Nocturnia. Born in Essex, Laura now lives in Brighton and when she’s not working she enjoys doodling for fun, making 3D models, creating fan art, baking and writing ‘To Do’ lists. There are plenty of references for adults to enjoy, Anderson's witty employ of language makes this a laugh-out-loud story for all ages to enjoy. Amelia Fang is doing her best to be nice to the Prince of Nocturnia but when he is so mean, not only to her but her friends Florence the Yeti and Grimaldi the Reaper, she struggles to keep being the friendliest vampire around!

Parental figures were ridiculed, undermined as authority and most importantly refused to help Amelia when she was in a state of need. I can't believe I loved this story as much as I did but, by the end, I was absolutely hooked and kept thinking that if I ever have kids, I HAVE to read this to them!