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Rot and Ruin

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By Jonathan Maberry
Publisher Simon Schuster Books For Young Readers - (Simon Schuster Books For Young Readers)
Rot and Ruin
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In the zombieinfested, postapocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesnt want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cashbut what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human. Acclaimed horror author Jonathan Maberry makes his young adult debut with this detailrich depiction of a postapocalyptic world where humanity has fallen, the dead have risen, and danger is always imminent.

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110980 words110,980 words
464 pages464 pages
Lexile HL780LLexile HL780L
Grade 9 to H+Grade 9 to H+
Age 14-18Age 14-18
Published 2010Published 2010

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9781442402324

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