Nathan Abercrombie is getting used to his rotten life as a half-dead zombie. The good thing is he doesn't feel any pain. The bad thing is his body can't heal, so he has to be really careful not to break anything. But that's hard to do when his wrestling-obsessed gym teacher, Mr. Lomux, matches him up with Rodney the bully, who's looking for any excuse to break Nathan's bones. Then one day, Nathan is approached by the secret organization B.U.M. - aka the Bureau of Useful Misadventures - which offers him a cure in exchange for his help. Nathan jumps at the chance to become the world's first zombie spy, but soon discovers that B.U.M. isn't quite what it seems. Can Nathan trust them?

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 176 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by St Martin's Press .

DAVID LUBAR created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents , an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He is also the author of the Nathan Abercrombie series, True Talents , Flip , and six Weenies short story collections. He lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.