Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. BrownMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Roseanne A. Brown has already proven herself as one of the best and brightest new arrivals on the YA scene in the last couple of years, and now that Rick Riordan’s selected her for his imprint, she’s gotten to prove her MG bona fides too. Serwa Boateng’s first adventure of many (as well it should be, after that cliffhanger!) is deeply rooted in the legends of Brown’s homeland of Ghana, and while the title specifically mentions vampires, these are pretty scary demonic creatures which elicit even more Halloween-appropriate chills and fears than any Dracula or knockoff thereof. Naturally, there’s also the real world specter of racism to cause Serwa some problems, especially in a new school where there’s got to be that ONE teacher targeting her specifically, but with the new friends she makes (themselves from a pretty diverse set of backgrounds too), she’s got a crew on her side worthy of any story in the Rick Riordan Presents pantheon. At least one book that I know of will follow this one, so hopefully by this time next year - just in time for another witchy Halloween!
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