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leilakrzyzewski's review against another edition
2.0
The school is going to get sued after this field trip.
lannthacker's review against another edition
3.0
Three kids get lost in the Bitterroot Mountains on their first day of outdoor school, but eventually take shelter in an abandoned cabin - with a pile of bones in the basement. In turns funny, tense and gruesome, this zombie tale is told from three points of view which are sadly not very discernible. A bit of a slow start as zombies don't actually come on the scene until page 109. For 5th to 9th graders. Thriller, horror, adventure with some advanced vocabulary.
rvfrueh's review
3.0
Good potential, but these kids are very competent for middle-school, just turned 12. A little older and it would be more believable. (You know, barring zombies and all of that, of course. Mostly fun, though.
asimilarkite's review
3.0
If you ever thought, "Hmm, you know what I need? I need a book that's a combination of Night of the Living Dead, Evil Dead, and Blair Witch Project. Except I need it to be appropriate for a 4th grader. Yep, that's what I need," this is the book for you.
Basically, it's hugely obvious that Christopher Krovatin is a HUGE horror movie nerd, and wanted to bring the joy of horror movies to the upper elementary/middle-school set. Which is kinda awesome.
There is nothing mind-blowingly awesome about this book, really, but it was fun. It would make a great book talk. Witches and zombies and 6th-graders and potential for a series (it better be a series -- I am actually kind of more excited by the potential than I was by this set up). I would recommend it to my hordes (hehe) of zombie-loving middle-schoolers, because it has hordes of zombies. I am not sure that the switching perspectives (every third chapter is by narrated by a different character) was entirely necessary, but it didn't really get in the way, either. Fun, spooky, gory page-turningness.
Basically, it's hugely obvious that Christopher Krovatin is a HUGE horror movie nerd, and wanted to bring the joy of horror movies to the upper elementary/middle-school set. Which is kinda awesome.
There is nothing mind-blowingly awesome about this book, really, but it was fun. It would make a great book talk. Witches and zombies and 6th-graders and potential for a series (it better be a series -- I am actually kind of more excited by the potential than I was by this set up). I would recommend it to my hordes (hehe) of zombie-loving middle-schoolers, because it has hordes of zombies. I am not sure that the switching perspectives (every third chapter is by narrated by a different character) was entirely necessary, but it didn't really get in the way, either. Fun, spooky, gory page-turningness.
suzannedix's review against another edition
4.0
Zombie fan or not, this is a fast-paced story of teamwork and friendship that will certainly appeal to middle school students. Recommended for more mature 7th and 8th graders due to its gory and at times disturbing content about the manner in which the zombies are killed. This is poised for a sequel and readers will enjoy reconnecting with Kendra, Ian and PJ once again.
libraryanned's review against another edition
3.0
This book vacillated between three and two stars, mostly because sometimes the characters were really stereotypical, and then refreshingly realistic, but then go back to being stereotypes. However, I am sure the intended age group will really enjoy the story as it managed to be scary, but not too disgusting.
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