# Middle School Bites 2: Tom Bites Back - Hardcover

by **Steven Banks** (Author), **Mark Fearing** (Illustrator)

**Tom the Vam-Wolf-Zom is back - and so is the vampire bat that bit him - in this monstrously funny series about a boy who's _dying_ to fit in.**

**"Fast! Funny! Fresh!" - Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the _Mr. Lemoncello's Library_ series**

**"What are you waiting for? Open this book right now!" - Tom Angleberger, _New York Times_ best-selling author of the Origami Yoda series**

Eleven-year-old Tom was bit by a vampire, a werewolf, and a zombie right before the first day of middle school. It was a weird and crazy day. And the worst part? Even a Vam-Wolf-Zom needs to go to sixth grade. At least his neighbors and classmates seem to have accepted him. Annie even wants him to join her band!

Plus, there are some cool things about having vampire and werewolf traits. Tom has night vision now, and he's super-fast and strong. (There's nothing cool about being a zombie.) Maybe life as a Vam-Wolf-Zom will be as EXCELLENT as his best friend, Zeke, predicted.

But when the bat that bit Tom shows up again, and _speaks_ to him, he knows it's time for a new plan. Tom's laugh-out-loud adventures continue as he navigates normal sixth grade stuff - singing in a band, dressing up for Halloween, tolerating his older sister - despite being the only Vam-Wolf-Zom known to humankind.

Created by an Emmy-nominated writer for _SpongeBob, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron_, and _CatDog_, this hilarious series is illustrated with clever, cartoon-style art on every spread. Don't miss _Middle School Bites_, the first book in the series!

### Author Biography

Steven Banks is a _New York Times_ best-selling writer who received an Emmy nomination as head writer on _SpongeBob SquarePants_, wrote for _The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron_ and _CatDog_, has appeared on TV shows like _Penn & Teller's Fool Us_, attended Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College, wrote a book called _King of the Creeps_, co-created the international theater sensation _Shadowland_, and lives in California with his wife. He was once bitten by a donkey, but did not turn into a Donkey Man.

Mark Fearing has never been bitten by a werewolf, a zombie, or a vampire. But he was bitten by the creative bug which is far more dangerous. Books he's illustrated include _The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot_, by Margaret McNamara, and _Ben Franklin's in My Bathroom!_, by Candace Fleming, as well as _The Great Thanksgiving Escape_, which he also wrote. He lives in Oregon with his family.

**Number of Pages:** 360

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 08, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Tom Bites Back

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 3.8

**Point Value:** 6

## Details

- **Price:** 13.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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