Case File 13: Zombie Kid (Case File 13)

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.

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Nick, Carter, and Angelo are obsessed with all things monster. Every year at Halloween, they get to show off their knowledge with elaborate homemade costumes. Only this year, a surprise trip to the house of an aunt who may have been a voodoo queen throws a major wrench in the boys' plans. Nick discovers a cursed amulet that turns him into a real monster—a zombie—and to him and his friends, that is . . . awesome! At first.

But when the whole zombie thing gets a little out of hand (literally), the boys must go on a chilling quest to reverse the curse. A quest that involves a talking cat, a skeleton who likes candy corn, and even the dreaded Zombie King himself.

With irreverent humor, light chills, a mysterious narrator, and three unforgettable best friends, Case File 13 is the perfect series for anyone with a thirst for adventure and a wish to know what goes bump in the night. . . .

J. Scott Savage has been hunting and writing about monsters for as long as he can remember. His mother believes his first word might have been "lycanthrope," and the first thing he bought with the money he earned delivering newspapers was a six-foot plastic Frankenstein monster. Currently he lives with his undead wife, Jennifer, his shape-changing sons, Jacob and Nicholas, and a collie named Pepper that howls at full moons and joins him on his frequent midnight graveyard excursions. When he is not researching grisly and gruesome facts, he enjoys reading, writing, and exploring the outdoors. Savage is also the author of the middle-grade fantasy series Farworld.