HOW
NOT TO TRAIN A ZOMBIE!!
by
Annie Rachel Cole
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BLURB:
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 had to lie, steal, and lose his best friend in the
process.
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Read an excerpt:
Max
walked over to the table in the back of the room where Eddy sat, put
his backpack on the floor, and plopped down in the empty chair.
Eddy
looked up from the science book, shook his head, and went back to
reading.
“What
are you reading?” asked Max.
Eddy
ignored the question and kept reading.
Max
rolled his eyes. “I’ve got a really cool idea for a science
project.”
“I’ve
already got a project.”
“But
you haven’t even heard what my idea is.”
Eddy
looked up from the science book. “If it has anything to do with
zombies, I don’t want to hear it. That’s all I’ve heard about
since dad spoke at Career Day.” He turned his attention back to the
book.
Max bit
his lip. “Then you’ll like my idea, because it has nothing to do
with zombies.” He put on his best smile. The same smile he used
when he was trying to convince his mom he wasn’t up to something.
Eddy
closed the book and sighed. “And what is your idea?” He turned
and looked at Max, not at all convinced that Max’s idea had nothing
to do with zombies.
“I was
thinking that we could—that could—”
“That
we could what? Try to train a zombie or something as equally stupid
or dangerous?” asked Eddy.
Max
glanced at the posters covering the wall. His eyes stopped on the
poster depicting the solar system.
“Well?”
asked Eddy.
“I was
thinking we could do something with the solar system.”
“The
solar system?”
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
I
live in Texas with my husband, son, and two cats who think they run
the place. I read, write, play Texas Hold’em poker (I'm actually
part of a local league), and occasionally I compete in BBQ
competitions with my husband. Our team name is Outcast Cookers. I
also teach in a public school.
My
likes include: a wide variety of music (see my play list for book 2
on my blog), Star Trek (My son got me a signed picture of Patrick
Stewart which sits on my desk.), Star Wars, Grimm (TV series), winter
(though we don’t have snow), the holiday season, coffee, hot tea
(with cream and sweetener), pizza (no anchovies though), puzzles,
Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, and JK Rowling.
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