10/30/11
Series: Zombie Chasers Author: John Kloepfer - Ages 9+
Zombie Attack
The Zombie Chasers Book 1
What's the Story?
Meet the Zombie Chasers:
Zack: His house is a wreck, his sister's a zombie, and he's stolen his mom's Volvo. He's totally going to be grounded if he survives the night. . . .
Rice: He's studied The Zombie Survival Guide, but is he prepared to fight the living dead?
Madison: She seriously cannot believe her best friend has become a zombie and left her alone with these dweebs!
They're on a mission to save the world, but first they have to survive their flesh-eating, half-dead neighbors—and one another. Can the Zombie Chasers make it out alive?
What's the Buzz?
"Kloepner does an incredible job of pacing this book, of writing realistically funny dialogue for Zack and Co., and of coming up with clever action scenes using zombie mayhem and the creative responses of our young carload of heroes. A very fun new series!" - Book Aunt
This feels like a story two kids tell each other at a sleepover to see who can create the creepiest, gooiest storyline. Logic is not necessary. The ending was lame. Overall, I disliked the book. - Massachusetts Youth Services
"I was very leery of this book for middle schoolers, because the illustrations make it look as if it falls on the elementary side of the Pilkey Line, but it doesn't." - Ms Yingling Reads
"There is plenty of spookiness but not a lot of intense zombie action but definitely age appropriate for the middle grade audience." - Fiction State of Mind
Undead Ahead
The Zombie Chasers Book 2
Sludgement Day
The Zombie Chasers Book 3
Where Can I fight Zombies?
The Zombie Chasers official website
Zombie Mommy: A Pals in Peril Tale by M.T. Anderson - Ages 9+
Zombie Mommy
Pals in Peril Book 5
What's the Story?
Our intrepid heroes are home from their Delaware crime-stopping excitement, only to discover that Lily’s mom has become possessed by a menacing zombie who wants to take over the world! (Or, at least, the world of stage and screen.) Thank goodness Lily’s friends Katie, Jasper, and foxy Blue-Hen-State monk Drgnan Pghlik are around—accompanied by Jasper’s Astounding High-Pressure Holy Water Extruder Gun, of course—to help save the day.
What's the Buzz?
"The layers of nonsense grow ever thicker and funnier as our heroes encounter a haunted theater ..., a ghost actress from French-occupied Russia (or was that Russia-occupied France?) and a giant Adirondack tarantula."
Ridiculous in all the best ways. - Kirkus Reviews
"Although there are gruesome scenes including zombies, vampires, and more, the silly and outrageous actions of our heroes make this a fast-paced and fun book." - Common Sense Media
Where Can I Learn More?
This book is so new (released October 25th), there's not much else. No video and the author doesn't even have the book on his site yet!
If you'd like to browse the book, publisher Simon & Schuster will let you do that here
If you want to learn more about the Pals in Peril Series, I posted about it here
10/29/11
Zombiekins by Kevin Bolger - Ages 9+
Zombiekins
What's the Story?
The little town of Dementedyville is as boring as they come--but a mysterious stuffed animal is about to liven things up . . .
Stanley Nudelman buys Zombiekins at the yard sale of his neighbor, the Widow Imavitch. It looks cuddly and creepy-cute--but expose the TEDDY OF TERROR to moonlight, and strange things happen. . . .
When Zombiekins gets loose at his school, Stanley finds himself in GRAVE danger. Because if his teacher Mr. Baldengrumpy discovers he turned the whole school into zombies, Stanley will be in detention till he's, like, 80!
Can Stanley and his best friend Miranda save their schoolmates from eternal zombiefication? If not, will Mr. Baldengrumpy even notice?
What's the Buzz?
"Take the “Bunnicula”, “Goosebumps” and “Captain Underpants” series and mash them all together, and the result would be something resembling Zombiekins. An elementary school teacher for a decade, Bolger obviously knows what will amuse his audience..." - Canadian Review Magazine
"For those of you who worry about finding books for reluctant boy readers, look no further!" - Book Aunt
"The pictures in the book are very cool. The cover is perfect for the story too. So if your looking for a book to read you should get Zombiekins." - With A Book
"Bolger skewers the teachers... and their attitude ... But his tone never reads as snarky or snide. He skewers dodgeball. He skewers Winnie the Pooh, Barney and Elmo. No one is safe, not the interfering neighbour, not Stanley, not even Bolger's own horror story, as he parodies the genre." - Globe & Mail
"Onomatopoeia, puns, and alliteration rule the school in this ghastly gala of gleefully goofy gore by Kevin Bolger" - Library Journal
"Anyone who knows me well, knows I'm pretty immature. One of the best parts of being a mother for me is discovering the childhood I missed. I bought Zombiekins for my son yesterday. He loved the book, but I think I've loved it even more." - The Zombie Review
Where Can I Eat Brains?
Try the official Zombiekins website
Aaron Blecha the illustrator of Zombiekins has his website here
If you'd like to read an interview with Author/teacher Kevin Bolger just click on the zipster below (hipster + zombie = zipster)
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