Eighth Grade Bites (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod), by Heather Brewer

What could be worse than being a skinny, pale, awkward 8th grade boy? Being a skinny, pale, awkward 8th grade vampire. Vladimir Tod has managed to keep his identity a secret from everyone except his guardian and best friend, and he curbs his appetite for live human blood by hiding blood capsules in his peanut butter sandwiches and twinkies. But now a new substitute seems to be onto his secret, and what's worse, seems to be intent on blowing his cover. And maybe worst of all, the school bullies are after him and the girl he is crushing on seems to like his best friend. **** First in a series, the author is clearly going for a Buffy the Vampire style combination of humor, action, pathos and horror. She almost succeeds, even though I got tired of reading every other page that someone was "smirking" or had "twinkling eyes." So, not great literature, but a fun, fast read nevertheless. (Enjoy the references to Stokerville and Nosferatu.) Check out the author's website and blog.