A Small Zombie Problem
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2019

A Small Zombie Problem

Written by K. G. Campbell

Part of the Zombie Problems series

A boy's dream of a normal life is disrupted by a zombie following him home.

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240 pages
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August DuPont's lonely life changes when he discovers unknown relatives and starts school with his cousins. But his newfound happiness is threatened when a zombie follows him home, leading to an adventure involving a wild child, a legendary alligator, and a shocking family secret. Can August navigate this strange new world and uncover the truth?

From the publisher

In his fiction debut–and the start of a new series–celebrated illustrator K.G. Campbell brings a touch of Tim Burton to this singularly strange and wonderful story about a lonely boy whose life is about to get a whole lot more complicated when a zombie follows him home. August DuPont has spent his whole life inside a dilapidated house with his aunt Hydrangea. His lonely existence ends abruptly with the arrival of an invitation to meet an aunt–and cousins–he didn’t even know existed. When Aunt Orchid suggests that August attend school with his cousins, it’s a dream come true. But August has scarcely begun to celebrate his reversal of fortune when he is confronted by a small problem on his way home. So begins an adventure filled with a wild child, a zombie, a fabled white alligator, and an unimaginable family secret.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
240
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
860L
Themes & topics
Books about lonelinessBooks about monstersBooks about familyBooks about orphansBooks about zombies
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5.5
F&P level
~T
Publication
Published
June 2, 2020
First published
June 4, 2019
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780553539585

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