Dread Nation : : Rise up

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Call Number: Teen Fiction / Ireland, Justina, Teen Book / Fiction / Horror / Ireland, Justina
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Fiction / Ireland, Justina	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / Horror / Ireland, Justina	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / Horror / Ireland, Justina	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / Horror / Ireland, Justina	4-week checkout	Due 05-17-2024

Subtitle from dust jacket.
"Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations. But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems."-- Provided by publisher.

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Thrilling submitted by lianayz on July 14, 2020, 10:33am I really liked complexity of the problems the characters face, and I love that this book combines fantasy, and history.

Fun premise submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on June 13, 2022, 10:09pm Though taking on some serious topics (the racism and misogyny inherent to the storyline are pretty heavy duty), this book was a really fun read. Zombies as the cause of the end of the Civil War? A rebellious Black girl training to be a kick-ass fighter but at risk of being rejected from her training school because she isn’t lady-like enough? That’s a creative and excellent storyline. I don’t generally read zombie stories, but this tickled me. That it was premised on the Indian Carlisle schools is heartbreaking and haunting.