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Lädt ... The Pretty Deadvon David Martin Stack
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A mysterious virus threatens to turn the world into mindless zombies. The infected exhibit early symptoms of extreme conformity. When the virus outbreak hits a small Catholic high school in Kentucky, naturally nobody notices. Blake and his twin sister M. have a tragic sixteenth birthday when their father disappears, accused of embezzling millions to cover gambling debts. In the months after, the twins struggle to deal with the ordinary evils of high school - like cliques, detention, and driver's exams - while an extraordinary evil gathers around them. It turns out it's not just their imaginations - the cool kids really are trying to destroy them. Not to mention Blake's feelings for his ex-girlfriend - which he thought had long since died and were buried - are coming back big time. Now, pursued by infected teachers and classmates, and a goth band who want to force a deadly battle of the bands, the twins must expose a deadly conspiracy hell-bent on taking over the world. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The downfall of this book, which I hope is corrected for further editions or simply just entries in this series, is the grammar. I have seen many dropped words, extra commas, and mistyped words ("lighting" instead of "light," although I'm not sure if that particular error was made). With careful editing, this mistake would be easy to avoid, and readers may be more pleased.
All in all, this was a really good read. When my daughter is a bit older, I will definitely let her read it; right now it's just a matter of her being responsible with the book more than any issues I might have with the profanity. In today's culture, I don't think it's beyond the realm of appropriateness for teen reads to have profanity as long as the readers are mature. I'm really looking forward to future entries in the series.
Something super-interesting is that I actually met the author in August at the Kentucky State Fair where he was promoting the book. I hadn't heard of the book before, but the battle of the bands and the zombie dance troupe was really great. Mr. Stack is very personable and accommodating. He was kind to my family and signed and dedicated a copy of the book to us. He told me about the Zombie Walk, which I had heard about but wasn't familiar with, which was right around the corner; we went and had a blast. ( )