Celebrated illustrator K. G. Campbell (Flora and Ulysses) brings a touch of Tim Burton to this delightfully spooky new series about a boy who can't help but attract zombies. . . .August DuPont has spent his whole life inside a dilapidated house with his aunt Hydrangea. His lonely existence ends abruptly with a surprise invitation to meet an aunt and cousins he didn't even know existed. When newfound Aunt Orchid suggests that August attend school with his cousins, it's a dream come true. But August has scarcely begun to celebrate his good fortune when he is confronted by a
small problem on his way home. A small, very undead problem.
On sale: June 2, 2020
Age: 8-12 years
Grade: Grades 6-8
Page count: 240 Pages
ISBN: 9780553539585
Reading level: Lexile: 860L | Fountas/Pinnell: V
Keith G. Campbell was born in Kenya, but raised and educated in Scotland. He graduated with a master's degree in Art History from the University of Edinburgh. After trying on several careers, Keith eventually returned to his early passion of writing and illustrating stories. He is the author-illustrator of several picture books, and the winner of two Ezra Jack Keats Awards.
A Small Zombie Problem and
The Zombie Stone are his first works for older readers. Keith lives in Malibu, California. Learn more at kgcampbell.com and follow him at @artbykgcampbell.
"Campbell’s series-starter is an off-kilter delight… and readers who like macabre tales tempered with butterflies will eagerly follow Campbell’s likable protagonist onward to his next adventure."—
Booklist, starred review
