Citation:
Mead, Richelle. Vampire Academy. New York:
RAZORBILL, 2007. Book.
Annotation:
Ever since Rose miraculously survived a horrific car accident, she has
been feeling her best friend Lissa’s emotions and even occasionally ending up
in Lissa’s mind. To make matters worse
after two years on the run they have finally been captured and dragged back to
St. Vladimir’s Academy just in time for their senior year of high school.
Justification for Nomination:
This book was banned by a school district in Texas
for language and nudity. As far as the language
complaint was concerned the book contained only one mild swear word. There was really no nudity described in the
book. So it is unclear what the Texas
school district was talking about unless they meant the two mild sexual
situations that appeared in the book. If
that was the case that is what the school board should have said they meant,
because it is not clear why the book is banned for language and nudity.
The book is written in first person, with Rose as
the main character. As a character Rose
changes from the beginning to the end.
At the very start of the book she thought she knew her best friend very
well and she also felt that she was a very good bodyguard for Lissa. By the end of the book she has faced one of
the creatures that she is supposed to be protecting Lissa from and comes to the
realization how very weak she really is.
Not only that, but she learns Lissa is not just her sweet innocent
friend, that Lissa has a dark side.
These events and others cause Rose to mature as a person by the end of
the book.
This author really made the dialogue sound like the
average high school students. Some of
the dialogue was tagged with actions and who said the words, but mostly the
dialogue was left unmarked. The dialogue
also felt more natural in this book because of the pauses and complete interruptions
added to it.
The plot of the story was very engaging, because of
the wide variety of problems happening to the main character in the book. She is dealing with being in trouble for
running away, vicious rumors about her, helping her best friend, a love interest,
and grueling training for becoming a bodyguard.
The end of the book was also very exciting, so the author did a good job
of keeping the reader engaged throughout the entire book.
Genre:
Fantasy / Paranormal /
Thriller
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