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Illustrated by
Joey Chou.
Twelve-year-old zombie aficionado Ernestine and her stepbrother, Charleston, are trying to start the zombie apocalypse but instead become embroiled in a murder-mystery at a retirement home filled with eccentric residents. The hilarious characters stand out in this madcap horror-lite romp, but there's also a layer of poignancy in Ernestine's eventual coming-to-terms with a tragic event in her past.