Book Shout-Out: HOW NOT TO TRAIN A ZOMBIE!! by Annie Rachel Cole

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How NOT to Train a Zombie!!

How does a thirteen-year old become the most popular kid in 8th grade? He trains a zombie to be a pet… And that’s exactly what Max Taylor plans to do, even if he has to lie, steal, and lose his best friend in the process.

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Excerpt

“Training a zombie is not a stupid idea. Everyone will be so jealous and they’ll want one. But we’ll be the only ones who can train them. Not only will we be popular, but we’ll be rich,” said Max, quickly changing the conversation away from Kelly’s pool party as fast as he could. It irked him that Eddy Pratt, the geekiest kid in school got invited to the party and he, Kelly’s soon-to-be boyfriend, didn’t. How could Eddy Pratt be ranked higher than him on the school social ladder? How could Chad get invited and not him? It didn’t make any sense.

Max banged his fist against his head. It did too make sense. Eddy didn’t get invited because he was cool or anything like that. He got invited because his dad’s a zombie exterminator.

“Training a zombie like it’s some sort of pet is not only the most stupid idea I’ve ever heard, it won’t work. No way!” Chad opened his locker and put several books inside. “All you’re gonna do is break a whole lot of laws. Besides, I’ve already told Mr. Carter we’re doing an experiment to show how volcanoes create islands.”

“And how is showing how volcanoes create islands going to make us popular?”

“It’ll win us the science fair.”

“But if we train a zombie, we’ll not only win the science fair, we’ll be doing the town a huge favor.”

“How? By getting ourselves put in jail or worse like — you know — infected? No! Thank! You! There are rules about zombies for a reason. They are extremely infectious…”

About the Author

Annie Rachel Cole

Annie Rachel Cole lives in Texas with her husband, son, and two cats who think they run the place. She reads, writes, plays Texas Hold’em poker (she’s actually part of a local league), and occasionally competes in BBQ competitions with her husband. Their team name is Outcast Cookers. She also teaches in a public school.

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Source: J.C. Martin, Fighter Writer