

He kidnaps Chrissy, thus sparking a final showdown between him and Alex. He turns out to be Vigo (he caught on to 21st-century technology quickly). Chrissy, Amy's unrelentingly bratty, rebellious eighth-grade sister, agrees to meet in person a guy she met on Facebook. Also, Amy is good friends with the super-hip school librarian, who used to study a little-known branch of science called "literary physics." She still has connections at the university, where she can borrow special equipment for locating portals between dimensions, thus providing Alex a way to get back to Otherworld. Amy's clueless mom allows Alex, a moody boy she's never met, to stay at their apartment for a few days, thus providing a snug environment for the teens to bond. The development of the story relies heavily on convenience and the unbelievable, predictable traits of a one-dimensional cast. Without knowing how, Alex chases Vigo, an evil vampire, through a temporary portal and ends up in Amy's real world of modern-day Chicago. She adores Alex, the handsome vampire-slayer protagonist. Gr 8 Up-Amy, 17, is a huge fan of the popular "Otherworld" novels.
