Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2008
ISBN-10: 0385733003
Available: New and Used
Morning McCobb is coming out of the coffin. The unassuming vampire has been chosen as the poster child for the International Vampire League, an organization of vampires who seek to coexist peacefully with humans. With the help of human publicist Penny Dredful and her daughter Portia, Morning plans to reveal the existence of vampires to the general public. The problem is that not all vampires want to be outed, and they are looking to stop Morning at any cost. To accomplish his goal, he will have to fight for his life, as well as figure out his feelings for Portia. Suck It Up presents a slightly different take on the teen vampire. Morning McCobb isn’t the traditional tall dark and handsome type. Instead, he’s a skinny teenager, an orphan who was turned into a vampire by accident. The book has a nice combination of humor, romance, and action, and the male protagonist will give it broad appeal, attracting boys as well as girls.
Contains violence.