<p><b>The classic vampire story that started it all gets new life for a generation of connected teens</b></p> <p>18-year-old Jonathan Harker is diagnosed with a rare blood disorder after visiting a Romanian Count. His girlfriend Mina and a pre-med student named Van Helsing team up to investigate the source of the disease. The teenagers discover a horrifying truth: the Count is a vampire. The harrowing events unfold through emails, text messages, web pages, Twitter feeds, and instant messaging-the natural modernization of Bram Stoker's original <i>Dracula</i>, which was written in letters, diary entries, and news clippings.<br> Praise for <i>A Trace of Smoke:</i><br> "An excellent job of projecting the fear of the time through her characters. Strongly recommended."-<i>Library Journal </i>(starred)</p>