Zombie, Zack. Diary of a Middle School Zombie: No Zombie Left Behind. Book 1 of the Diary of a Middle School Zombie series. 2019. 215p. ISBN 9781949216035. Available at FIC ZOM on the library shelves.
Zombie doesn't remember his life before returning as a Zombie, but for the last four years he's lived in a camp for displaced zombies. When Kenya, his social worker, mentions that she is welcoming him to live with her family in HumanTown, Zombie is thrilled. What could possibly go wrong? Turns out, plenty. First, Kenya might have overlooked telling her husband Kyle and daughter Cassie that Zombie was joining them. Then, she didn't have a bedroom ready for him. Then Zombie had to learn how to navigate proper human etiquette (showering, brushing teeth), while contending with a girl's sleepover and making friends with weird kid Franklin. Through it all, Zombie retains a gross sense of humor and keeps on documenting everything that happens to him in the diary Kenya gave him.
Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid will appreciate Zombie's tale, told in a very similar fashion, if slightly grosser. The images help move the story forward, and combine with what appears to be hand-written text to create a fast-moving story.
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