Vampire School: Casketball Capers

At St Orlok's School for Vampires the big fixture is casketball, and Lee, Billy and Bella have a match to win in Peter Bently's Casketball Capers. The story runs on jokes rather than genuine frights, with tricks, teamwork and several things going comically wrong on the court. Bently writes in short chapters with generous spacing, and Chris Harrison's illustrations appear often enough to carry readers who are still building stamina. The humour is gentle, the monsters are friendly, and the school setting gives young readers something familiar to hold onto while the silliness escalates. A few specifics: • An early chapter book for children moving beyond picture books • Illustrated throughout by Chris Harrison • Friendly vampire humour with no genuinely frightening content • Reads aloud well in classrooms and at bedtime A good fit for newly independent readers and for parents looking for light spooky fun, published by Boxer Books and available at Boipoka.