August 1, 2012
Grades 9-12 No YA zombie book out there approaches the ick factor reached by Higson's The Enemy (2010), The Dead (2011), and this gooey third volume. The plague of sickos has dwindled enough that Higson's primary focus is now the power grabs occurring between the surviving tribes of teens holed up in the Tower of London, Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and the Natural History Museum. Higson's savviest move is making the goofy 15-year-old DogNut our hero: he is the stark opposite of most brilliant, brooding protagonists. And for those who just want to see a zom poking his tongue into the eye socket of a severed head, well, there's that, too.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)
January 1, 2013
Higson provides a third story ([cf2]The Enemy[cf1]; [cf2]The Dead[cf1]) of children and teenagers holed up in enclaves fighting to survive and organize a new society after a plague has killed most adults and reduced the others to cannibalistic monsters. DogNut and crew set off across London to find lost friends and gather news. Violent, graphic, and perfect for lovers of zombie horror.
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