Rot & Ruin: Volume 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442402324)

In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.

Author: Jonathan Maberry
ISBN-10: 1442402326
ISBN-13: 9781442402324
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/14/2010
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.80w x 1.51d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 139855 / Rot & Ruin

Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: Bram Stoker Awards - Nominee
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Iowa High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Winner
Award: Gateway Readers Award - Winner
Award: Florida Teens Read - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/27/2010
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2010
Booklist 10/15/2010 pg. 51
School Library Journal 11/01/2010 pg. 121
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 105
BookPage 10/01/2010