I chose to read this book because the zombie craze is still going strong and I have not gotten into it yet. I haven't read anything or watched TV shows zombie related. I have watched numerous movies. I thought this book would be a good introduction to zombie lit.
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release Date: September 14th, 2010
Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Science Fiction, Dystopia
Synopsis:
In the zombie-infested world Benny has grown up in, teenagers must work once they turn fifteen-or they’ll lose their food rations. Benny isn’t interested in taking on the family business, but he reluctantly agrees to train as a zombie killer with his boring big brother, Tom. He expects a dull job, whacking zombies for cash. What he discovers is a vocation that will teach him what it really means to be human.
As his worldview is challenged again and again by the lessons he learns from Tom, Benny is forced to confront another horrifying reality: Sometimes the most terrible monsters are human.