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The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home by NaomiAlderman
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Okie's fifteen. She lives in New York. She's got a few problems: she's failing geography, her dad's a wimp, and her mother, Sumatra, is a stone cold bitch. But things get a lot worse when Sumatra turns into a zombie and eats Okie's dad. Clio, Okie's grandmother, lives in Toronto; but since the zombie apocalypse, Toronto's a lot further away than it used to be. Clio suggests that Okie transport Sumatra across the border, because family is family. But coaching Okie by cellphone isn't easy, and Clio has some zombies of her own to contend with. Luckily she has some garden tools. Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood team up for this unusual two-hander. Encompassing love, death, sex, and the meaning of family, The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home will surprise, delight, and convince you of the vital importance of keeping ready supplies of rhubarb and mini-wieners in your freezer at all times. The story unfolds beginning October 24.
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Sometimes by AnnaHellier
AnnaHellier
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Harriet doesn't know what's hit her when she falls for bad boy rocker, Sonny, her older sister's best friend. Known for her taste in rather 'plainer' guys, she inlists her best friend, Cassie, and new English class partner, Aiden, to help her gain Sonny's affections. Harriet's sister, Leanne, is completely oblivious to Harriet's crush on her best friend and band mate, and it's not until she lets Harriet in on a secret, that things don't seem so straightforward anymore. What's more important; Friendship, family or love?
Sketch by AnnaHellier
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Eighteen year old Emmy Porter doesn't know what to do with her life. Fresh out of education, she's got the world at her feet, but isn't sure what to make of all the freedom. Emmy's sister, however, has got it all mapped out. This week she wants to get the lead part in a new musical and Emmy ends up auditioning too. Sam's been given an ultimatum; if he doesn't get a top ten single in six months, Sketch is going to be dropped from Walter's record company. Not wanting to let his bandmates down, Sam tries desperately to think of something to save his career, but when someone suggests adding a female singer, Sam isn't too pleased. Emmy jumps at the chance to move to London to join a rock band, but Sam isn't going to make things easy for her. But you know what they say about opposites attracting...