Publisher: HarperCollins

Copyright Date: 1991

Edition Date: 2009 Release Date: 08/25/09

Pages: 253 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-06-196386-0 Perma-Bound: 0-605-41650-8

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-06-196386-5 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-41650-5

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2009931739

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Vampires. Fiction.
Brothers. Fiction.
Triangles (interpersonal relations). Fiction.
Teenage girls. Fiction.
Sibling rivalry. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 54,580

Reading Level: 5.1

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.1 / points: 8.0 / quiz: 133460 / grade: Upper Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:5.3 / points:14.0 / quiz:Q44117

Lexile: HL700L

The New York Times bestselling series!

The first book in L.J. Smith’s New York Times bestselling Vampire Diaries series, the basis of the hit CW TV show starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder.

Elena Gilbert is a high school golden girl, used to getting what she wants. And who she wants. But when the boy she’s set her sights on—the handsome and haunted Stefan—isn’t interested, she’s confused. She could never know the real reason Stefan is struggling to resist her:

Stefan is a vampire, and Elena’s in danger just by being around him. What’s more, Stefan’s dark, dangerous vampire brother Damon has just arrived in town. And wherever Damon goes, trouble always follows.

Fans of The Vampire Diaries TV show will find this book packed with the same kind of heart-stopping suspense, fierce romances, and jaw-dropping surprises that they know and love, all brought to life by New York Times bestselling author L.J. Smith.