The Vanquishers

In The Vanquishers, the first book in a series by Kalynn Bayron, middle schooler Boog Wilson and her friends have grown up idolizing the Vanquishers, a famed group of vampire hunters. When a new student named Aaron joins their group and then disappears after a school fundraiser, Boog and her friends investigate and begin to suspect that a vampire may be involved. The story takes place in a modern school setting and includes mild violence as the children confront the return of vampires that were once thought to be history. The novel is aimed at middle-grade readers and combines a mystery with supernatural elements.