For readers who like thrills with their laughs, Case File 13 is a
satisfying new series that blends irreverent humor, page-turning
adventure, a mysterious narrator, and the kind of authentic characters
that will leave young readers convinced this story is about their own
best friends.
Case File 13: Zombie Kid follows three monster-obsessed friends who
must solve fiendishly funny mysteries in their creepy hometown. Nick,
Carter, and Angelo are obsessed with all things monster. And every
Halloween they get to show off their monster-knowledge with elaborate
homemade costumes. But this year, a surprise trip to the house of an
aunt who may have been a voodoo queen throws a major wrench into the
boys' Halloween plans and lands Nick with a cursed amulet that turns him
into a real, live (well, undead) zombie.
To Nick and his friends, this is . . . awesome! At first. Then the whole
zombie thing starts to get a little out of hand (literally), and the
boys have to go on a chilling adventure to reverse the curse. One that
involves a talking cat, a skeleton who likes candy corn, and even the
dreaded Zombie King himself.