Stevie Jean Placek

Val Garcia, a Mexican-American teen who is half human/half vampire, has had to keep her identity a secret from both worlds. But when her human best friend shows up at her monster-infested school, she has to confront her truth, her identity, and herself.

Deep in the murky swamps of the Everglades, an Indian tribe must attain a sacred plant before nightfall to stave off an insidious creature.