The focus is Sloane, and how she's survived up to this point, and not just from the zombies. I could talk about the zombie mythology this book presents - how they were made and how to they can (or can't) be defeated - but that's not the primary focus of this story. If they want to live, they'll have to work together, barricading themselves inside the school and rationing the food and water they've found. Though not all of my questions about Sloane's journey were answered, I was invested in her story, and the other teens who have found shelter in their old school: Grace Casper and her twin brother, Trace Cary, who knew Sloane's sister, Lily Rhys, a senior who is prepared to protect Sloane and Harrison, a freshman who is scared out of his wits. I wanted her to live, and to realize that her life was important. This book begins with a girl named Sloane who, feeling abandoned and unimportant, wants to die. Instead of dealing with principals and janitors, they are dealing with zombies. But this is not The Breakfast Club by John Hughes this is This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers. A group of teenagers gather at the local high school and become unlikely allies.
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