★It has been already awarded (in January 2023) with the First Prize in the category “book for children 8-17 y.o.) in 21st Edition of the Child-Friendly World Competition organized by the Committee for the Protection of Children’s Rights. It is a prestigious national competition in Poland.
★a book of great literary value – light prose, amusing style, great dialogues, beautifully structured characters, an adventure book on the face of it, but with psychological depth, tackling topics relevant to schoolchildren
★a novel about growing up – the plot appeals to the imagination of young readers who can identify with the heroes who are students and have ordinary school problems related to making friends, their first love, and dealing with violence among their peers; a book that teaches sensitivity and respect for others, tolerance and acceptance of differences, whether in terms of appearance or behavior, etc.; the book helps to break stereotypes and avoid them when it comes to relationships with others- everyone is different or strange in some way, but this does not have to arouse hostility or fear
★English translation sample available

Vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, and other creatures from the crypt form a tight-knit, camouflaged and colourful community not far from where people live. Some of this book’s heroes are well over 200 years old. They can levitate, keep bats as their beloved pets, but apart from these small details, they are extremely similar to humans. They also have butterflies in the stomach when they fall in love. They might tease each other at school, and they would do anything for their friends.

Enjoy the tales of Vampian, Bighter, White Lady, McMarshy, Poison Granny and Grandad Gravesy, and learn all about the obstacles that thwart the music career of teen band The Cryptles.

We warn you that this book is so dead engrossing that you’ll forget about the entire world, or you might even die laughing, but there’s no way you’ll ever die of boredom.