Zombie Penpal by Ken McMurtry takes YOU, a 7th grader, on a zombie adventure with your closest friends.
Written from the second-person point of view, the reader can't help but think that the new girl in town looks an awful lot like your old penpal Sam from New Orleans, and must choose what happens next in the story: If you decide to head back to the cemetery to look for Mr. Angel, turn to page 24. If you look up Mr. Angel's address and go there, turn to page 111.
You are hanging out with your friends Mina and Elton when Elton mentions that the new girl in town, Rose, looks and acts just like a zombie! You agree and can't stop thinking about how much Rose reminds you of your penpal Sam who disappeared after Hurricane Katrina. You are determined to find some answers; is Rose really a zombie? Is she actually your friend Sam from New Orleans? Will you accept Professor Gaga's invitation to witness a scientific breakthrough? Or will you call in the Marines for help?
Middle grade readers will adventure through nighttime graveyards, spy on an oddball teacher, and uncover the mystery of the creepy new girl in town, all while having fun reading and choosing.
