Something Strange and Deadly Author: Susan Dennard Published by: HarperTeen; Reprint edition Publication date: June 25, 2013 Pages: 416 Genres: Historical Fiction, Steampunk, Horror Summary from Goodreads: Philadelphia 1876. The Dead are rising. A zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor Fitt. Whoever controls the Dead Army has her brother. She avoids her mother's choice of husband for the lab of Spirit Hunters, including the maddeningly stubborn yet handsome Daniel. The situation threatens her reputation, and the lives of everyone in the city. Welcome to a whole different kind of zombie book. Something Strange and Deadly is great for those of you who like historical fiction and steampunk. Throw in a little voodoo and necromancing and - KAPOW - you've got the perfect niche Halloween series for Zombie Week. Eleanor is a brave heroine, who has a sense of humor about herself and can fight off a zombie with her parasol (with no combat-parasol training at all!). She's determined to find her missing brother and faithful in her pursuit, no matter what social rules she might break. Her pursuit leads her to the Spirit Hunters, who are trying their best to rid the city of supernatural danger. If voodoo themes and reanimating the dead are not your thing, than this series is not for you. I only read the first book. I think I just wasn't in the right mood. However, besides some violence against zombies (nothing graphic), this book is nice and clean. Age recommendation: 13 Language – Mild to none (maybe an old-fashioned Damn) Drugs & Alcohol – none Sex – It's been a while since I've read it. There might be a kiss. Violence – They fight zombies, but it's not gory My Goodreads rating: 3 out of 5 stars Buy Something Strange and Deadly on Amazon.com
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