Ava, also known as "The Vampire Girl," shares her story of being a social outcast in school due to her unusual behavior and appearance. She claims to be allergic to sunlight, which causes her to cover herself from head to toe. Ava's life changes when she befriends a new student, Nick, who is also an outcast. Together, they face bullies, particularly a girl named Jessie, who constantly harasses them.
Ava and Nick work together to raise funds for Nick's ailing father, and Ava eventually becomes the prom queen. However, her victory is short-lived, as Jessie and her friends attempt to harm Ava by exposing her to sunlight. But to everyone's surprise, Ava does not react to the sun, and her skin remains unaffected.
Ava's parents reveal that her "allergy" was just a childhood fear that she had let get out of control. They confess that they were undercover government agents and were absent from Ava's life due to their stressful work. Ava finally understands the truth and reconciles with her parents, who apologize for not being better parents to her.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator's name is Ava, also known as "Vampire Girl."
2. Ava was born in a small town in Romania.
3. Ava's parents were always talking in whispers to each other and never left the house.
4. Ava's parents received a box of supplies every week, which was delivered mysteriously.
5. Ava's father spent hours reading the newspaper and circling things with a red marker.
6. When Ava was four, she spilled her father's cereal and he became angry.
7. Ava's parents didn't love her and never had any visitors.
8. When Ava was five, her grandmother came to visit and brought her a cat.
9. Ava's parents took away the cat, and Ava never saw it again.
10. Ava had a severe sunburn as a child and developed a phobia of sunlight.
11. Ava covered herself from head to toe to avoid sunlight and was homeschooled.
12. When Ava was 13, her parents refused to homeschool her anymore, and she had to attend school.
13. Ava was bullied at school, especially by a girl named Jessie.
14. Ava befriended a boy named Nick, who was also bullied by Jessie.
15. Nick's father was ill, and Nick had to steal to pay for his father's treatment.
16. Ava helped Nick by organizing a fundraiser to pay for his father's treatment.
17. Ava and Nick became close friends, and Ava helped him deal with Jessie's bullying.
18. Ava was voted prom queen, and Jessie became furious.
19. Ava's condition of being allergic to sunlight was not real, but rather a phobia developed from a childhood sunburn.
20. Ava's parents were undercover government agents, which explained their strange behavior when Ava was growing up.