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The Enemy
By Higson, Charlie
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- 978-1-42313-175-5
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2010
Gr 7 Up—In this dystopian thriller set in London, everyone over 16 is dead or diseased, and youngsters are in constant danger of being eaten by boil-infested grown-ups who roam the streets like zombies looking for children to kill. Led by teens Arran and Maxie and armed with makeshift weapons, a group of kids sets out from the uncertain safety of an abandoned supermarket to travel to Buckingham Palace, where a young messenger promises that food, medicine, and a haven are available. Along ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Small bands of children struggle to survive in London after an epidemic has killed most adults--and reduced the survivors to cannibalistic mo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on August 1, 2010
A tense, exhilarating read that kicks off with a fierce kids-versus-zombies battle. The stakes for the main characters heighten in surprising ways throughout the novel. With subway-dwelling cannibals, fierce bands of zombie monkeys, and grotesque armies of the undead, Charlie Higson’s vision of a post-apocalyptic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
