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Title details for Undead by Kirsty McKay - Available

Undead

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by Kirsty McKay
Amy Shindler
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Out of sight, out of their minds: It's a school-trip splatter fest and completely not cool when the other kids in her class go all braindead on new girl Bobby.The day of the ski trip, when the bus comes to a stop at a roadside restaurant, everyone gets off and heads in for lunch. Everyone, that is, except Bobby, the new girl, who stays behind with rebel-without-a-clue Smitty Then hours pass. Snow piles up. Sun goes down. Bobby and Smitty start to flirt. Start to stress. Till finally they see the other kids stumbling back.But they've changed. And not in a good way. Straight up, they're zombies. So the wheels on the bus better go round and round freakin' fast, because that's the only thing keeping Bobby and Smitty from becoming their classmates' next meal. It's kill or be killed in these hunger games, heads are gonna roll, and homework is most definitely gonna be late. Combining the chill of THE SHINING, the thrill ride of SPEED, the humor of SHAUN OF THE DEAD, and the angst of THE BREAKFAST CLUB, Kirsty McKay's UNDEAD is a bloody mad mash-up, a school-trip splatter-fest, a funny, gory, frighteningly good debut!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Undead

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 9, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781470383220
      • File size: 213664 KB
      • Duration: 07:25:07

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 22, 2012
      An unlikely group of English teenagers work together to survive a zombie outbreak during a school ski trip to Scotland. With most of their class turned into flesh-eating monsters, Roberta, Alice, Smitty, and Pete find temporary refuge on their bus. Low on gas, surrounded by enemies, and unable to contact the outside world, they band together, taking shelter in a nearby castle. As can often be the case in zombie stories, humans threaten to become the real villains: the other inhabitants of the castle have their own malevolent agenda and may know more about the zombie outbreak than they let on. Blending comedy and violence, debut author McKay relies a bit too heavily on coincidence and convenient plot twists (out of all the castles in Scotland, the group walks into the one tied to the zombie outbreak). The charactersâwhose personalities are developed as they bludgeon their way through the novelâare the real draw in a story that otherwise covers well-shambled ground, entertaining but blending in with its gory bedfellows. Ages 14âup. Agent: Veronique Baxter, David Higham Associates.

    • School Library Journal

      March 1, 2014

      Gr 9 Up-In this engaging, fast-paced, story, a school ski trip goes horribly wrong when several of the students end up trapped on the bus and attacked by zombies who were their classmates and teachers before they had stepped off the bus moments earlier. Bobbie and her few surviving classmates fight off the zombies and drive the bus away, arriving at a seemingly uninhabited castle. They break in and think they will be safe there until they can get help. But the occupants return, and it turns out they are connected to the zombie epidemic. Bobbie and friends figure out what caused people to turn, learn there may be an antidote, find it in a lab in the castle, and escape with it-but not before having to fight off more zombies, outwit the lab workers, and deal with a dreadful revelation involving Bobbie's family. Narrated by Amy Schindler, who brings the characters to life, the dialogue, sarcasm, snarkiness, and humor are spot-on for teens. Some Briticisms may give listeners pause, but they are easily understood in context. There is some mild but situationally appropriate language. The ending leaves things wide open for a sequel.-Cynthia Ortiz, Hackensack High School, NJ

      Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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