Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear
by Robin Wasley
A painfully average teen’s life is upended by a magical apocalypse in this... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Mystery
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2024
- Text Complexity
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Zombies--Fiction
- Siblings--Fiction
- Magic--Fiction
- End of the world--Fiction
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