Twelfth Grade Kills
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Plot
At the prologue of the book, D'Ablo is murdered by a mysterious person. The man was described as familiar, but lacked further information because D'Ablo died immediately afterward.Cutting back to the present, we return to when Vlad sees his father and doubts whether he really is there. He thinks he is going crazy from drinking Dorian's blood in the previous book. His dad then disappears, leaving Vlad with Dorian's corpse and a severely injured Joss lying on the ground. Henry later comes and is the one calls the hospital for Joss. Vlad insists that he stays despite Henry's protests. Vlad and Henry then walk home to Nelly's while Vlad explains what happened during the night. When they reach Nelly's house, they are greeted by Em and Enrico. Em informs Vlad and his Uncle Otis that D'Ablo is dead. Vlad then negotiate with Em to let him go free if he gives her his father, who of which Vlad is still uncertain is alive. Em agrees and gives Vlad until the end of the year to hand over his father. She then tells Vlad that she is actually his great-grandmother. Vlad is immensely surprised, especially when Otis reassures him by saying it's true.
After Em's visit, Vlad and Henry go to the hospital to visit Joss. Two cops confront Vlad about Joss and Vlad answers some of their questions. Joss's mother will not let Vlad anywhere near Joss. After the visit, two more cops confront Vlad outside the hospital. The four cops attack Vlad, revealing that they are Slayers. Vlad knocks them unconscious with his vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
abilities.
Later that day, Vlad begins his search for his father all over town. Soon enough Henry, Otis and Vikas help him in the search. Finally, days later,Vlad decides to go to his hiding spot (the belfry) in the school. When he is there, he discovers his father, who greets him warmly and explains his motives for hiding. Vlad and his father finally make up go to their house as father and son. At the house Tomas says he was hiding from a secret vampire society that wants the Pravus to enslave vampire kind and that they were responsible for the fire and Mellina's death. Otis shows up soon after and gets angry at his half brother for making Vlad suffer for many years. At the end, Snow is turned into a vampire by Vlad to keep her from dying, and Tomas is revealed to be evil and a man who had Vlad just so Vlad could become the Pravus and then Tomas could take his powers. Tomas also killed Vlad's mom, and the man in the charred bed was Aidan, the son of Dorian. Nelly dies at the hand of Tomas, then later Vlad kills Tomas with Joss' stake. Vikas turned out to be Tomas' partner in crime and had helped Tomas kill Mellina, Vlad's mom. Vikas had opened the drapes to burn Aidan. Joss kills Vikas with the Lucis. Also, it is supposedly revealed that Snow eyes turn iridescent green near the end, hinting something. That maybe life would finally go his way.
Main Characters
- Vladimir “Vlad” Tod– The main character. He is the object of a prophecy that describes him as pie less of the weaknesses. His two drudgeDrudgeA drudge is a person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work; it can also refer to the work itself, known as drudgery.Drudge can also refer to:* Matt Drudge, an American Internet journalist.** Drudge Report, Matt Drudge's website....
s are Henry McMillan and Snow (but she is released).
- Nelly- Vlad's guardian, old friend of Mellina. Vlad lived with her after the death of his mom. She worked at the hospital and fed Vlad old donated bloodbags. Was engaged to Otis. Dies when Tomas sucks her dry.
- D’Ablo– A vampire. A former friend of Tomas Tod. Leader of a cult that worships the Pravus. He has tried to take the Pravus’ power for himself. He is a member of the council of elders. He was killed by a myterious shadowed man (later it turns out it was Tomas Tod).
- Dorian– Keeper of the Pravus prophecy. He wants to feed on Vlad. He dies, but not before passing the prophecy on to Vlad.
- Eddie Poe- A student journalist who is obsessed with Vlad. He learns that Vlad is a vampire. He gets kicked out of Bathory High for writing an article about Vlad. He is blackmailing Vlad to make him a vampire or he will reveal Vlad's secret. He gets turned into a vampire by Em.
- Em- The oldest living vampire, but is in the form of a 16 or 17 year-old teenage girl. She is the leader of the Council of Elders. Eddie's creator.
- Enrico– The owner of the V-Bar. Dorian’s creator.
- Henry McMillan- Vlad’s best friend, and also his drudge, having been bitten by Vlad when they were in 3rd grade. He becomes more loyal to Vlad when his cousin Joss comes back in Eleventh Grade Burns. The friendship he forms with October, one of Vlad's goth friends, grows stronger as evidenced by when he gives her a mix tape, visits the goths' hangout with Vlad in order to see her, and when he decides to ask her to a concert when Vlad turns him down. They are later revealed to be a couple at the end of the novel and are supposedly going to the same college as Vlad in Stokerton.
- Joss McMillan- Henry's cousin and a member of the Slayer society. His current assignment is to eradicate the three known vampires in Bathory- Vladimir Tod, Otis, and Vikas, but he doesnt want to kill Vlad.
- David “Kristoff" – A goth who is not on good terms with Vlad. He is crushing on October, another goth, and previously lived next door to Henry.
- Melissa Hart– Henry’s former girlfriend and Meredith's best friend.
- Meredith Brookstone– Vlad’s ex-girlfriend who he still has feelings for. He breaks up with her at Freedom Fest because he got hungry and was afraid of hurting her. He gets over her when he realizes that she doesn't know him personally.
- Otis- A vampire and Vlad’s "Uncle" by virtues of Tomas and Otis having been bitten (created) by the same vampire. Friend of Vikas and Fiance to Nelly.
- Snow– One of Vlad’s drudges. She is regularly fed upon by Vlad and she has a crush on him. She is released by Vlad as a drudge because he has feelings for her but does not want to act on them. But they both stay together as friends and then later on become more than that as girlfriend and boyfriend. Vlad makes her a vampire at the end of the series.
- Tomas Tod- Vlad’s biological Father - not creator. Tomas was thought to be long dead. He turns out to be an evil man who only had Vlad because he wanted Vlad's Powers for himself.
- Vikas– Vlad’s mentor. A Siberian vampire. Tomas' partner in crime.
See also
- Eighth Grade BitesEighth Grade BitesEighth Grade Bites is a novel written by Heather Brewer, centered on its main character Vladimir Tod, a vampire from birth.- Plot :Life is not easy for any thirteen-year-old, but when your mother was a human and your father was a vampire, and they were both killed in a fire, it's especially hard...
- Ninth Grade SlaysNinth Grade SlaysNinth Grade Slays is a novel by Heather Brewer, and the second of five books in the The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod collection. It is a continuation of the first book: Eighth Grade Bites...
- Tenth Grade BleedsTenth Grade BleedsTenth Grade Bleeds is a novel by Heather Brewer, and the third of five books in the The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod collection. It features Vladimir Tod, his best friend Henry, his uncle Otis, his vampire mentor Vikas, and his guardian Aunt Nelly.-Plot:...
- Eleventh Grade BurnsEleventh Grade BurnsThe Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eleventh Grade Burns, by Heather Brewer, is the fourth book in the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series. The book was published on February 9, 2010.- Summary :...