
Even Tom might be a lot more than Benny ever gave him credit for. Nothing is what Benny thought, not his heroes, not his friend Nix and her mother, and certainly not his hometown. Out in the rot and ruin where the zombies run loose is different. At least he can keep his rations and has a job that sounds moderately cool.īut nothing about dealing with his brother, or the zoms, is anything like Benny expected. With no better options, Benny finds himself reluctantly apprenticed to his brother Tom, a zombie killer and “closure specialist”–whatever that means. And pit raker, well, pit raker is exactly what it sounds like. Not too mention it involves throwing quieted zombies into a burning pit and maybe getting infected. There’s too much competition selling carpet coats. It also means possibly getting shot by the twitchy gun bulls because there is a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to infection. Fence testers have to walk the fence all day rattling it for loose spots that zombies might exploit. Any job will do as long as it requires minimal effort and doesn’t involve working with his annoying, boring, completely irritating older brother Tom.īut being a locksmith apprentice is boring and involves carrying heavy tools all day. He’s fifteen and his rations are going to be cut in half if he doesn’t start contributing to society. Also available through Curbside Delivery at the library.Benny Imura needs a job. I would not hesitate to read other titles by this author.įind the full ebook collection on Overdrive.

Which one of his best friends has been infected? Can they get all the notes and information together in time to save his friend? The ending is superb and does not fail to satisfy. But there might be a cure for those who’ve been recently infected. They find a government agency where they find out the virus was no accident. At some points it feels as if evil will prevail. The fight against them has a lot of ups and downs throughout the series.


Evil zombie hunters aren’t near as sympathetic. Tom doesn’t just hunt zombies, he helps survivors feel at ease with what he does.

But there is so much more to Tom than Benny realizes. Now the survivors have formed small towns and are just trying to stay alive. It’s been 15 years since the virus that turned most of the population into zombies. I just wanted more! I loved all of the characters and how much they grow throughout the series.īenny Imura lives in California with his brother, Tom. I was so sad when I finished this series.
