Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.
Earl and Duke stop in at a roadside diner in Rockwood County, and Loretta, the cafe's owner asks them to help solve the zombie problem that is troubling the local town.
Dinkin Dings, a boy who is afraid of everything except The Frightening Things--the ghost, the monster, and the skeleton that visit him every night--enlists them and his friends in a battle against the zombies Dinkin believes have moved in next door.
Discusses zombies, the walking dead or near-dead, bodies without souls, in fact and fiction, and such related phenomena as golems and animated mummies.
Loeb, a zombie in middle school who has a crush on a regular human girl, tries to transcend stereotypes by competing in a haiku competition to make a good impression.
High school juniors Margot and Sybil are terrified to find that classmates have been turned into zombies, but decide to use this situation to their advantage, and accomplish all the goals they set for themselves after middle school graduation.
