Zombies in YA Literature: Zombie Booktalk for High School Libraries/Classrooms

Zombies in YA

Literature

Created by Leigh Collazowww.readerpants.net

It’s close to midnightAnd something evil’s

lurking in the dark--from “Thriller” Michael Jackson

Rot & Ruin• Benny Imura reluctantly

starts working with his brother Tom as a zombie bounty hunter• Book 1 in Benny Imura

series• Zombies are to be both

feared and pitied

The Zombie Survival Guide• Everything you need to

know to escape from zombies:• Zombie psychology and

behavior• Defense tactics and

weaponry• Fortifying your home• Top 10 lessons for survival

The Forest of Hands & Teeth

The Sisterhood always knows best.

The Guardians will protect and serve.

The Unconsecrated will never relent.

Hollowland

"This is the way the world ends - not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door."

Warm Bodies• R is a zombie, shuffling along

without memories or too much on his mind

• One day, he eats a brain and dreams about his victim’s human girlfriend

• He finds her, and she brings color to his life

• Movie trailer:https://youtu.be/07s-cNFffDM

Enclave• New York City has been

destroyed by war and plague

• Humans live underground; life expectancy is early 20s

• 15-year old Deuce takes on her role as a huntress, paired with Fade, a teenage hunter

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The Summoning• Chloe sees ghosts, and

they see her• Now, she’s locked up in

Lyle House, a home for troubled teens

• The other teen residents of Lyle House also have special abilities like Chloe.

Ashes• An EMP kills billions and

fries all electrical equipment

• 17-year old Alex, an army vet named Tom, and an 8-year old orphan named Ellie try to find safety

• Some of the survivors start to exhibit zombie-like behavior

Strange Angels• Dru Anderson hunts

ghosts, suckers, wulfen, and zombies

• When her dad turns into a zombie, Dru knows she may be next

• Book trailer: https://youtu.be/OQPXGh7YYaw

The Enemy• 5 in series• Author of the Young Bond

series• Over age 16? Too bad, you are

a zombie!• Under age 16? Even worse,

the zombies are coming for you!

• Book trailer: https://youtu.be/1jUXsJOlmoY

Image credits:Slide 1– “Halloween Zombies Clip Art” purchased from Dorky Doodles

*All book cover images courtesy Goodreads (www.goodreads.com).