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The sickness struck everyone sixteen and over. Mothers and fathers, older brothers, sisters, and best friends. No one escaped its touch. And now children across London are being hunted by ferocious grown-ups who are hungry, bloodthirsty, and not giving up. DogNut and the rest of his crew, in search of the friends they lost during the fire, set off on a deadly mission from the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace and beyond, as the sickos lie in wait. But who are their friends and who is the enemy in this changed world?
Is The Fear appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 15 and up.
Parents should know this post-apocalyptic horror contains graphic violence, gore, and children fighting infected cannibalistic adults. The zombie-like 'sickos' are explicitly hungry and bloodthirsty, creating intense survival horror scenarios with on-page death and body horror.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child harm, graphic violence, gore, death, and death of parent (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love survival horror and zombie apocalypse stories will be gripped by this tense journey across infected London as kids fight to survive and find their friends.