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A bunch of zombie lunch ladies appeared at the shadowy end of the dining hall. Their faces drooped in pouches of wilted flesh like the back of an old person's elbow. Their frizzy perms fell in clumps from their hairnets.
"What are we waiting for" Ozzie raised his field hockey stick. "Get 'em!"
"Dude." Rice grabbed Ozzie's shoulder. "Never bite the hand that feeds you."
Zack Clarke, his best pal, Rice, and tween queen Madison Miller survived the night of the living dead, but the nightmare is not over yet! The ghoulish epidemic is spreading fast and they're running out of time before the US of A becomes the US of Z.
Undead Ahead, the second book in the Zombie Chasers adventure series, promises even more spot-on zombie humor perfect for its tween readership, hilarious gross-out line illustrations on practically ever page, and high-action chapters that will have series readers clamoring for the next volume! Perfect for Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Big Nate readers looking for a book with a little more bite!
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 5-7-In this continuing saga of six middle school kids versus the living dead, the action starts right where The Zombie Chasers (HarperCollins, 2010) left off. It's been only a day since virus-tainted fast food transformed the major portion of the U.S. population into flesh-eating monsters. Zack; his geeky best buddy, Rice; and their crew are on the run. The guys have discovered a possible antidote to the zombie virus-junior high "Queen Bee" Madison, whose vegan penchant for ginkgo biloba health drinks makes her immune to the burger-based plague. She has already succeeded in dezombifying Zack's sister and her pet puppy, but the epidemic is spreading fast. A desperate government figures that Madison may be the country's last hope and hauls her off to a Washington, DC, research lab. Meanwhile, Zack and the others escape in a stolen tank and head for home, hoping to find their parents alive and unzombied. Unfortunately, they discover their whole school infested with vicious undead teachers, coaches, and even lunch ladies-all slavering for fresh brains. The episodic plot is secondary to the often-grisly humor, and adults with nervous stomachs may cringe at the high gross-out quotient, especially in the graphic descriptions of the zombie hordes. Amusing but rather macabre black-and-white cartoon illustrations, heavy on drooping eyeballs and dripping slime, add to the atmosphere. The cliff-hanger conclusion augurs further adventures to come. Written with tongue firmly in cheek-and other body parts all over the landscape-this book will appeal to reluctant readers, particularly middle school boys.-Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Zack and his crew (The Zombie Chasers) may have the zombie antidote. They're trying to save the nation while also looking for Zack's possibly-zombified parents. This book isn't as funny or creative as the first one, but there are still plenty of goofily gross, flesh-hungry zombies and enough adventure to keep readers coming back for more. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
