A Vampire Named Fred

When someone finally moves into the old, dark, musty house next door, two boys make an unusual friend. 


"I always thought that vampires had to have names like Dracula or Vlad or Lestat, but that was before Fred moved into the house next door. In fact, I had a lot of wrong ideas about vampires, but Fred set me straight about most of them." 


In a funny, lively story the boys set out to help Fred lead a "normal" life.


On his blog recently, Crider wrote about A Vampire Named Fred:


"One of my favorites among my books is A Vampire Named Fred, a kids book that was published by a small press here in Texas. It never got much distribution, and the press eventually closed."