Alex van Helsing: Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson

With the abundance of vampire literature flying around these days, it's good to know that Alex van Helsing has us covered. Although he's never known it, Alex has learned all of the necessary skills to begin his life's work: hunting vampires. Landing at an exclusive boarding school on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, Alex wakes nightly to glowing eyes that watch him. After thinking, "This doesn't happen," and dispensing with a couple of these creatures of the night, Alex learns a much bigger secret -- his family has for generations fought the undead. It's a lot to keep up with, and still get your English literature homework done. Luckily, his English literature teacher also happens to hunt vampires as well, so all's good. This is a quick, action-filled romp through the Swiss countryside on nights when one would be safer at home, reading a book like this.