Nathan Abercrombie, accidental zombie

When greasy green globs of goop start oozing from every faucet in town, fifth-grader Nathan Abercrombie, who accidentally becomes a half-dead zombie, is asked by messengers from the Bureau of Useful Misadventure (B.U.M.) to investigate.

When the head of the Bureau of Useful Misadventures (or BUM) discovers that an evil organization is using the Student Mind and Body competition to recruit agents, he asks Nathan to enter the competition, but things go terribly wrong when Nathan's nemesis starts to notice some odd things about him, and Nathan fears his zombie identity will be exposed.

Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, fifth-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula, Hurt-Be-Gone, and becomes a half-dead zombie, a condition which, he soon discovers, has some real advantages.

Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, fifth-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula, Hurt-Be-Gone, and becomes a half-dead zombie, a condition which, he soon discovers, has some real advantages.

Nathan Abercrombie is just getting started with his training for secret organization, the Bureau of Useful Misadventures when greasy green globs of goop strat oozing from every faucet in town. BUM asks Nathan to investigate. Things get worse when Nathan's mother makes him a doctor's apppointment. His doctor is sure to noitice that Nathan is dead!.

When fifth-grader Nathan Abercrombie, a half-dead zombie whose body cannot heal itself, is approached by messengers from the Bureau of Useful Misadventures (B.U.M.) and offered the chance for a cure if he will become a spy, he doesn't realize that B.U.M. is not exactly trustworthy.

New complications arise for fifth-grader Nathan Abercrombie, half-dead zombie spy, when Belgosi Upper Elementary School is temporarily closed and his fifth-grade class must share space with first graders--and then eighth graders, as well.

Depicts the adventures and misadventures of Nathan Abercrombie, a zombie, and his friends Mookie and Abigail. After Nathan develops a strong, awful-smelling odor, he and his friends try to solve the mystery of the horrible smell. Includes writing and research activities for readers and provides discussion questions.

Half-dead zombie spy Nathan is assigned to investigate the green goop that is oozing from every faucet in town. Nathan isn't sure that he's ready for his mission and things get more complicated when his mother make a doctor's appointment for him. The doctor is bound to discover that Nathan is dead.

Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, fifth-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula, Hurt-Be-Gone, and becomes a half-dead zombie, a condition which, he soon discovers, has some real advantages.