Dracula

A castle on a cliff. A ship with no crew. A Count who casts no reflection. When young lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to the mountains of Transylvania to meet a mysterious client, the villagers beg him to turn back. He doesn't listen, and soon he discovers that Count Dracula is no ordinary nobleman. Worse still, the Count has a plan to sail to England, where Jonathan's fiancée Mina and her best friend Lucy are waiting. Now a brave band of friends must team up with the wise Professor Van Helsing, piece together clues from diaries and letters, and race across Europe through snowstorms and shipwrecks to stop the most famous vampire of all time before the sun goes down. Bram Stoker's 1897 classic, retold for young readers in 12 short, exciting chapters. Spooky but not gory, it's the perfect first taste of a legendary story. Inside this book:

• An original retelling written for readers aged 8 to 12
• 14 atmospheric full-page illustrations
• A "Meet the Characters" guide
• True facts about Bram Stoker and the real places in the story
• A spooky word glossary
• 10 discussion questions for classrooms, book clubs and families