the undead truth of us by britney s lewis

Elle, New York Times best-selling author of Wings of Ebony 'Deeply healing and impossible to put down, The Undead Truth Of Us, is an affecting portrait of grief’s many shades, and an affirming reminder to live.”- J. I loved this striking, suspenseful, and deeply heartbreaking debut about a Black girl named Zharie on a quest to discover the truth about her mother and the darker parts of life and family! Spooky good.”- Jay Coles, author of Tyler Johnson Was Here and Things We Couldn't Say

'Britney Lewis has really nailed it with this one. Lewis's debut novel explores love, zombies, and everything in between in an intoxicating amalgam of the real and the fantastic. In this surrealist journey of grief, fear, and hope, Britney S. He contradicts everything she thought she knew about monsters, and she can't help but wonder if getting to know him might unlock the answers to her mother's death.Īs Zharie sifts through what's real and what's magic, she discovers a new truth about the world: Love can literally change you-for good or for dead. Z wants nothing to do with him, but when he transforms into a half zombie right before her eyes, something feels different. Then Bo moves into her apartment building-tall, skateboard in hand, freckles like stars, and an undeniable charm. And why, ever since that day, she's been seeing zombies everywhere.

Why her mother died, why her aunt doesn't want her around, why all her dreams seem suddenly, hopelessly out of reach. Sixteen-year-old Zharie Young is absolutely certain her mother morphed into a zombie before her untimely death, but she can't seem to figure out why. They all stared at me, bumping into one another and slowly coming forward.

The undead truth of us by britney s lewis