Do You Fear the Undead?

This week, I am sharing some "undead" stories for teens featuring zombies, vampires, ghosts, and other undead monsters.  Here are a few of my favorites . . .

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.

Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst
After sixteen-year-old vampire Pearl Sange is stabbed through the heart by a were-unicorn, she develops non-vampire-like traits that lead her to save her high school classmates from the Vampire King of New England.

Contagion by Erin Bowman
Responding to a distress call on the distant planet of Achlys, Thea Sadik and her search-and-rescue crew are confronted by a zombie-like outbreak that forces them to uncover a monstrous enemy.

A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
Kate is an illegitimate daughter of the aristocratic Fellmotte family, and as such, she shares their unique hereditary gift: the capacity to be possessed by ghosts. Reluctant to accept her appointed destiny as vessel for a coterie of her ancestors, she escapes.


More "Undead" Stories --
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Croak by Gina Damico
The Dead by Charlie Higson
Die for Me by Amy Plum
Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
The End Games by T. Michael Martin
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand
The House of Dead Maids by Clare B. Dunkle 
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Just Kill Me by Adam Selzer
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Ruined: a Novel by Paula Morris
Suck It Up by Brian Meehl
This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Zom-B by Darren Shan
Zombie Blondes by Brian James
Zombies vs. Unicorns by HollyBlack

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through March 29, 2019.

School-Live, v. 1 by Sadoru Chiba & Norimitsu Kaihou

Meet the members of the School Live Club!  There's shovel-loving Kurumi, big sister figure Yuuri, club advisor Megumi, and ever optimistic Yuki.  They're just your average after-school organization where the girls hang out, have fun . . . and live at school as the sole survivors of a zombie apocalypse.

This manga series definitely follows the dystopian trend of high school students surviving an apocalypse.  In this case, it is four girls trying to survive at their school after everyone else has been turned into zombies.  The first volume introduces the characters and their personalities.  It gives hints as to what has happened without revealing anything.  This would be a great series for those who like zombies, dystopian, or school stories.

Dare to Be Scared (Part 2)

While horror books of all kinds are extremely popular at this time of year, zombies are the creatures that seem to be the most fascinating.  Here are some great zombie books for teens . . .

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.

The End Games by T. Michael Martin

In the rural mountains of West Virginia, seventeen-year-old Michael Faris tries to protect his fragile younger brother from the horrors of the zombie apocalypse.

The Infects by Sean Beaudoin

Nero is stranded in the wilderness with fellow juvenile delinquents when their counselors transform into flesh-eating maniacs.

Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart

New Jersey teens Jake Stephenson and Amanda Blake are turning into zombies and, having devoured half of their senior class, they are on the run, pursued by teen psychic Cass, a member of a government unit charged with killing zombies and keeping their existence secret.