Brian and his friends are not part of the cool crowd. They're the
misfits and the troublemakers--the ones who jump their high school's
fence to skip class regularly. So when a deadly virus breaks out,
they're the only ones with a chance of surviving.
The virus turns Brian's classmates and teachers into bloodthirsty
attackers who don't die easily. The whole school goes on lockdown, but
Brian and his best friend, Chad, are safe (and stuck) in the theater
department--far from Brian's sister, Kenzie, and his ex-girlfriend with
a panic attack problem, Laura. Brian and Chad, along with some of the
theater kids Brian had never given the time of day before, decide to
find the girls and bring them to the safety of the theater. But it won't
be easy, and it will test everything they thought they knew about
themselves and their classmates. Praise for SICK
"The gore and action will leave enthralled readers thrilled and then
sated with each kill on either side."
--Booklist
"Between the pacing and the heroes' salty, blue language (full of
lovingly creative, genital-inspired insults), reluctant readers who love
zombies will devour it, right up to the abrupt end."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Sick is well written, with great detail, even if it is a little
gory."
--VOYA Magazine
Awards
2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers list from YALSA
