Moonshine Author:Alaya Dawn Johnson Imagining vampires at the heart of the social struggles of 1920s, Moonshine blends a tempestuous romance with dramatic historical fiction, populated by a lively mythology inhabiting the gritty New York City streets — Zephyr Hollis is an underfed, overzealous social activist who teaches night school to the underprivileged of ... more »the Lower East Side. Strapped for cash, Zephyr agrees to help a student, the mysterious Amir, who proposes she use her charity worker cover to bring down a notorious vampire mob boss. What he doesn't tell her is why. Soon enough she's tutoring a child criminal with an angelic voice, dodging vampires high on a new blood-based street drug, and trying to determine the real reason behind Amir's request -- not to mention attempting to resist (often unsuccessfully) his dark, inhuman charm.« less
So far this is way too advanced for my 14 month old granddaughter, but I remembered it being one my children's favorites, so am happy to hold it for her for later.