Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry and 2,000 visits

I will say the first time I saw this book, I had to stop and actually pick it up. This is the front cover, but if you flip that open, you get the creepy picture of a zombie. This is the perfect book for middle schoolers. I told them at the beginning of the year the vampires are out and other monsters are making their way in. With Rot and Ruin on the Lone Star list, this one is sure to make the rounds.

Book Summary:

In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human. (Taken from book.)

 

Mrs. Lassley's Review

I will be honest with you, I went into this book with low expectations. How in the world can anyone like a book about zombies?? Somehow, it works. Benny is a typical 15 year old kid. He has a crush, hangs out with his friends, and does not get along with his older, zombie killing brother. But that is where the similarities to our world stop. The town he lives in is surrounded  by a fence to keep out the zombies, he must lock himself in his room in case the zombies come in, and he is now an apprentice to his brother, learning how to kill the zombies. What the author does that is unexpected is create an empathy for the zombies. These "things" were once people, and they did not choose this life. Who would have thought that by the end, you would have that??? Great book, but make sure you are prepared for the idea of zombies.

 

2,000 Visits

I know it seems weird to be so excited about this, but you have to understand that at the beginning of the year only had 500 hits. It means a couple of things: 1) The students are coming on here to see what I have to say, and middle school students that is pretty awesome!, 2) Other people are also seeing what is going here and hopefully like it because they keep coming back, 3) I am just having too much fun writing it!!! :-)

 

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