Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)

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by Justina Ireland (Goodreads Author)

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I absolutely stay away from historical novels but this novel has my attention! What a clever way to bring history and the undead together. I see a POC on the cover (YAY!) but will the story take into consideration racial tensions during that time? Or will it ignore the main character being a POC?

Elena Racial tensions are absolutely integral to this story. This review written by Alex Brown, who is a woman of color, goes into more detail: https://www.…moreRacial tensions are absolutely integral to this story. This review written by Alex Brown, who is a woman of color, goes into more detail: https://www.tor.com/2018/04/03/book-r...(less)

Does the tagline make anyone else think of Hamilton? (Rise up)

Pamela Hill Yes! I start singing it too. :)

are there lgbt+ characters?

Meghan Bohn Yes.
The main character is bi and a secondary character is ace.…moreYes.
The main character is bi and a secondary character is ace.(less)

Is this a YA book?

Cora Yes, this is a YA historical fiction / fantasy.

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So I just read the short story in Three Sides of a Heart and was wondering if this is a full novel based off that story?

How do y'all feel about the problematic portrayal of Native people in this book? Have you seen this article? It made me rethink the book. https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2018/05/twitter-thread-on-justina-irelands.html

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