by Helen Keeble
To my copyeditors, for earnestly debating the correct spelling of “noob.”
Special thanks to Claudia Smith, whose professional translating skills kept me from veering uncontrollably between English and American. And to Eljas Oksanen, whose book this is (and who, assuming the publication dates don’t change, now owes me one shiny Euro for just beating him into print).
To the rest of the Jade Cats—Rob Mathews, Joe McDonnell, James Donnithorne-Tait, David Till, and Diego Virasoro—for starting me off down this path in the first place. May the muppetry never end!
To the Ricepaper gang, especially Yoon Ha Lee and Nancy Sauer, for the comradeship and critiques.
To the fine folk who run NaNoWriMo, without whom I would probably still be working on chapter three.
To all my friends at LiveJournal, for the virtual support and encouragement over the years. We may never meet in the flesh, but you are the finest collection of disembodied pixels I know.
Heartfelt thanks to my mother, June Keeble, who on many occasions was literally left holding the baby while I frantically wrote to meet the deadline. Mum, the next book’s definitely for you (and I apologize in advance for the subject matter).
And last but by no means least, all my love and gratitude to my husband, Tim, who took me vampire hunting in IKEA.
About the Author
Helen Keeble is not, and never has been, a vampire. She has, however, been a teenager. She grew up partly in America and partly in England, which has left her with an unidentifiable accent and a fondness for peanut butter crackers washed down with a nice cup of tea. She now lives in West Sussex, England, with her husband, daughter, two cats, and a variable number of fish (none of which are evil undead goldfish). If the above hasn’t told you everything you ever need to know about Helen, you can find out more about her and her work at www.helenkeeble.com.
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Fang Girl
Copyright © 2012 by Helen Keeble
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Keeble, Helen.
Fang girl / Helen Keeble.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Although fifteen-year-old Jane has always loved vampire lore, she is surprised to awaken in her coffin with fangs, and she goes to her parents and younger brother for help in figuring out why undead factions are vying for her eternal allegiance.
ISBN 978-0-06-208225-1 (pbk. bdg.)
EPub Edition © JULY 2012 ISBN: 9780062082268
[1. Vampires—Fiction. 2. Supernatural—Fiction. 3. Loyalty—Fiction. 4. Family life—England—Fiction. 5. England—Fiction. 6. Humorous stories.]
I. Title.
PZ7.K22549Fan 2012
2011042306
[Fic]—dc23
CIP
AC
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