{"product_id":"the-undead-truth-of-us-britney-lewis-9781368075831","title":"The Undead Truth of Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Kansas Notable Book of 2023! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Astonishing Color of After\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWarm Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWilder Girls\u003c\/i\u003e in this speculative YA debut about a dancer whose life changes forever after she witnesses her mom's sudden zombification and subsequent death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath was everywhere. They all stared at me, bumping into one another and slowly coming forward.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen-year-old Zharie Young is absolutely certain her mother morphed into a zombie before her untimely death, but she can't seem to figure out why. Why her mother died, why her aunt doesn't want her around, why all her dreams seem suddenly, hopelessly out of reach. And why, ever since that day, she's been seeing zombies everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Bo moves into her apartment building--tall, skateboard in hand, freckles like stars, and an undeniable charm. Z wants nothing to do with him, but when he transforms into a half zombie right before her eyes, something feels different. He contradicts everything she thought she knew about monsters, and she can't help but wonder if getting to know him might unlock the answers to her mother's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Zharie sifts through what's real and what's magic, she discovers a new truth about the world: Love can literally change you--for good or for dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this surrealist journey of grief, fear, and hope, Britney S. Lewis's debut novel explores love, zombies, and everything in between in an intoxicating amalgam of the real and the fantastic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Britney S. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1368075835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781368075831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Disney Hyperion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.84w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022","brand":"Britney S. Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996129100031,"sku":"9781368075831","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff03b9d6-7b37-446d-92f2-b7b5266d20e1.jpg?v=1683339885","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-undead-truth-of-us-britney-lewis-9781368075831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}