Garlic Girls

By Adrien Leduc

All is well at first, when Tina and her mom relocate to Templeton, Maine from California. School, work. That friendly, small town vibe. Everyone knows everyone. But Templeton has a history. A history that doesn't want to be discovered.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Adrien Leduc
• Release date: Jan 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301233106

Adrien Leduc

Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Adrien Leduc makes his home in Victoria, British Columbia with his wife Ashley and beloved Cuban chihuahua Beyonce. A graduate of Carleton University (BA '10), Adrien is an avid fan of Canadian history and hopes to write many more books in his lifetime.

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GARLIC GIRLS

Adrien Leduc

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SYNOPSIS

Templeton, Maine has a problem. A vampire problem.

PROLOGUE

If you'd asked me four weeks ago why every girl in Templeton, Maine wears a necklace of garlic under her shirt, I'd have thought you were crazy. Crazy for asking. But not anymore. You see, Templeton is a strange place. Strange because it's got a certain history. A history no one talks about. Least of all the people who live here. But I'm getting a little ahead of myself...

Tina, Tina, Tina. You do realize that your precious little California smile doesn't work here. Right?

I glare at Stacey Niedermeyer.

What's a California smile?

Oh, you know, she answers, raising her palms and shrugging dramatically, that fake smile with those chemically whitened teeth. That smile that says you're better than us.

What!? I don't think -

Leave it, Tom groans, taking my arm and pulling me toward our lockers.

Too tired to argue, I let my best friend - well, my only friend at Templeton High - remove me from the gaggle of girls gathered outside Mrs. Chatterson's classroom.

You can't let her get to you.

We stop beside my locker and he releases my arm.

I'm not letting her get to me, I snap, stealing one last glance at Stacey and her entourage as they turn and head in the