Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
A Netflix Original series! The first book in the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print!"Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."--Jeff Kinney, author of the #1New York TimesbestsellerDiary of a Wimpy Kid Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes of Zombies and Winged Wretches and Vine Thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg. So Jack builds a team: his dorky best friend, Quint; the reformed middle school bully, Dirk; Jack's loyal pet monster, Rover; and the fiercest girl Jack knows, June. With their help, Jack is going to slay Blarg, achieve the ultimate Feat of Apocalyptic Success, and be average no longer! Can he do it? Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this is the perfect series for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in their own comic book or video game.
Is The Last Kids on Earth appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Parents should know this features cartoon-style monster violence and a post-apocalyptic setting where kids survive alone, fighting zombies and creatures. The tone is humorous and adventure-focused rather than scary, with illustrations that keep it lighthearted.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, animal death, and violence.
Who'll love this
Kids will love the combination of monsters, action, video game references, survival in a treehouse, and the funny illustrations that make this feel like living inside a comic book.