He loved libraries. Nowhere else in the world felt so safe and homey. Nowhere else smelled like books and dust and happy solitude quite like a library did.
BooksHeather Brewer in First KillBecause pieces of your heart clearly weigh more when they're sitting shattered at the bottom of your stomach.
Heart, SorrowHeather Brewer in First KillBullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it.
BullyingHeather Brewer in Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their StoriesThe worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.
TreasonHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Ninth Grade SlaysBecause teachers, no matter how kind, no matter how friendly, are sadistic and evil to the core.
TeachersHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Eighth Grade BitesIt never gets easier, missing you. And sometimes I wonder if it ever will.
Missing SomeoneHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Ninth Grade SlaysThe world is full of monsters with friendly faces.
AppearanceHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Eighth Grade BitesIf citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.
Revolution, HistoryHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Ninth Grade SlaysIf stakes and garlic were the top two things that could kill a vampire, ninth grade gym was a close third.
High School, VampiresHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Ninth Grade Slays'Morning, sunshine.'
Vlad blinked at her. 'Morning, sulfuric acid.'
'Pardon me?'
'Well, isn't it just kinda wrong to call a vampire 'sunshine'?'
"I drive well!"
"Says who... your mom?"
"No actually, she won't even get in the car with me."
But if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you. You have to learn to let it go.
Forgiveness & MercyHeather BrewerA label doesn't make something so. A label is just a word. It's what a person does that makes them who they are.
CharacterHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Twelfth Grade KillsIt was tough attempting to be social with people who'd rather pretend you didn't exist.
Heather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Ninth Grade SlaysMmmmm. Warm chocolate chip cookies. Not even AB negative can compare.
CookiesHeather Brewer in Vladimir TodMulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle.
VampiresHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Twelfth Grade KillsSomeday, my young friend, you'll find out that girls are actually people too. Just like you and me.
WomenHeather Brewer in First Kill