Happy Town
Happy Town
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Happy Town

Written by Greg van Eekhout
Hardcover
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8 - 12
Reading age
208
Page count
33,638
Word count
~769L
Lexile measure
Oct 22, 2024
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Stay calm and remain HAPPY. Help is on the way. Perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Jennifer L. Holm, this adventure-packed middle grade story, set in a world not too far from our own, follows a family that moves to a remote company town that seems perfect on the surface….Keegan knows there’s something off about Happy Town.The isolated, high-tech company town is too perfect–with a dome keeping out bad weather and self-driving vehicles rumbling throughout the town delivering residents to work and school. Still, Keegan is excited to grow his art skills at Happy Town’s ultra-modern middle school, even if he has less time to see his mom and stepdad because of their new jobs.But when the two become obsessed with working and eating Happy Corp Meat Cramwich (the Microwaveable Sandwich Crammed with Meat) and Keegan gets sentenced to Mandatory Work Opportunities for refusing to follow Happy Town’s shady rules, he discovers a dangerous glitch in the system that’s turning the town’s happy residents into zombies. Carnivorous, meat-craving, literal zombies. With his new friends Gloriana and Tank by his side, he’ll need to find a way to destroy Happy Town’s happy system–before there’s nothing left.

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rebelliondystopian societiesschool systemsfriendshipsurveillanceconsumerismcorporate controlidentitytechnology and societyadolescence

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780063253360
    Publication Date
    October 22, 2024
    Original Publication Date
    October 22, 2024
    Page Count
    208
    Word Count
    33638
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2023948451
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~769L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    553573
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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