My Zombie Dog

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On Zane's 14th birthday he had to bury a dog. The next morning it's in his room, wagging its tail! All Zane wanted for his birthday was a dog. A real dog. A guy's dog. But his mum bought home a little mutt and wanted him to call it 'Fluffy'. Seriously? This is not his idea of a dog. It's... read more

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Charmaine Clancy’s My Zombie Dog, completely captured my attention. I almost couldn’t put it down, even when the food was burning in the oven. Just kidding! Seriously, this is a riveting story!

The typical audience for this novel is tweens and teens. However, even adults can get... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Charmaine Clancy’s My Zombie Dog, completely captured my attention. I almost couldn’t put it down, even when the food was burning in the oven. Just kidding! Seriously, this is a riveting story!

The typical audience for this novel is tweens and teens. However, even adults can get absorbed and lost into this twisting, fast-paced tale. The language is simple, and Clancy really gets into the head of her 14 year old main character, Zane. He has the typical tone of voice, language and common issues of any teen. Clancy demonstrates her understanding of the youth and captures it in this story; her ability to fully live the teen character is rarely found among writers to such an extent. She amazed me with her characterizations of all of her main characters.

What’s not to love? We have 14 year old Zane who is trying to enjoy his birthday, but it is turning into a miserable one. We have his mother who is bitter about her husband leaving her two months before. We have a Granny that visits them once a month, but has practically lost most of her memory and thinks their home is a restaurant or some other place. His sweet, innocent little sister Elise melts our hearts. And his best friend Kev is a bit strange; the kind of strange that one day might land him on death row. And then there is the crush Zane has on Molly who is a bright girl with a dog, too. And the central character who starts all of this chaos is an ugly, smelly mutt his mother picked up through a weird newspaper ad. His Mum named her “Fluffy”, but Zane convinced her to call the undead dog “Fossil”. What kind of teenage boy would have a dog named Fluffy, anyway?

This story is not only entertaining, but it addresses some teen issues and Zane’s family problems. By the end of the book, Zane appreciates his mother more than he did at the beginning. We find that Zane has grown as a person and is somehow changed.

Clancy adds her own style of humor, and there are some hilarious moments in this book. Zane cannot get Fossil to stop biting people. The more people he bites, the more zombies that end up in Zane’s backyard. What a problem! The surprise ending is really unusual.

This story is unique and fresh. I highly recommend My Zombie Dog to anyone who has a teen or to be read by any adult who is a child at heart or a zombie fan!

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Zane: 14 year old teen who has the usual teen issues and has to cope with his undead dog and help with his sister. He has to hold things together and grows as a person.
Fossil: the ugly, smelly mutt brought home to be Zane's dog. He tags behind Zane and seems to like him while biting everyone else!
Granny: visits monthly and has hardly any memory. She always thinks their home is a restaurant or other place. And she always loses her teeth in the strangest places!
Mum: Tightly wound up and cranky, especially because her husband left her two months before. Works a lot and worried a lot. Wants to make kids happy, but is always butting heads with Zane.
Kev: Best and only friend to Zane. 14 years old and curses a lot, even embarassing Zane! He has strange hobbies (bothering people in the park and in class) and is a strange person who acts like Mr. tough guy.

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Friendship / Loyalty: Zane learns to appreciate loyalty in this story. Loyalty is tested between family, friends and pets.

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Books › Children's Books › Literature › Humorous
Books › Teens › Horror

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