The Vampire Mystery

Jacket Description/Flap: The Alden children investigate when a rumors revive an old local legend about a vampire in their home town of Greenfield. Publisher Marketing: The Aldens meet Mr. Hudson, a local author who is best known for his novel about a vampire. But rumors of a real vampire are going around town - a vampire who haunts the graveyard behind Mr. Hudson's house! But since vampires don't exist, the children soon realize that someone must be trying to scare people away from Greenfield! Who brought the old legend back to life - and why? Review Citations:

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 68 (EAN 9780807584613, Paperback)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 68 (EAN 9780807584606, Library Binding)

Contributor Bio:  Warner, Gertrude Chandler Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by its success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden Children. Contributor Bio:  Papp, Robert Robert Papp has won awards nationwide, but he is most proud of the reaction his paintings receive from children. He lives in Pennsylvania with his artist wife, Lisa, and their cat, Taffy.