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Synopsis
The Dead is the second book in Charlie Higson's jaw-dropping zombie horror series for teens. Everyone over the age of fourteen has succumbed to a deadly zombie virus and now the kids must keep themselves alive. A terrible disease is striking everyone over the age of fourteen. Death walks the streets. Nowhere is safe. Maxie, Blue and the rest of the Holloway crew aren't the only kids trying to escape the ferocious adults who prey on them. Jack and Ed are best friends, but their battle to stay alive tests their friendship to the limit as they go on the run with a mismatched group of other kids - nerds, fighters, misfits. And one adult, Greg, a butcher, who claims he's immune to the disease. They must work together if they want to make it in this terrifying new world. But when fresh disaster threatens to overwhelm London, they realize they won't all survive...
Is The Dead appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This YA zombie horror novel features graphic violence with undead adults hunting children, death and gore throughout, strong survival horror themes, and intense life-or-death situations that may be too intense for younger teens.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include graphic violence, gore, death, death of child, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Fast-paced zombie survival story where teens must band together to survive in a terrifying London where all adults have turned into deadly monsters.