A promising new series for 9-12 year olds. The usual trio of main characters: the everyman chosen one, the goofy best friend, and the brainy girl. The usual alienation metaphor: this time it's being half-dead. Pretty decent writing.

I really didn't like the line: "a solution isn't like a piece of clothing--you can't always find one that fits the way you want" because I certainly can't always find clothes that fit the way I like. ( )

In this book there is a boy called Nathan and he has a really bad life. He has a bad life, because most of the school think he is a loser except the teachers. But then there is a girl and her uncle helps. But he didn't help he made Nathan in to a ZOMBIE and thats bad and good. ( )

Nathan has a terrible life. Lots of kids at school tease him, because they think he is a loser. But one day, he gets a serum all over his body, that will kill his emotions. He got to much of it, so he turns into a half dead zombie! If he does not find the cure soon, he will die! ( )

I am now reading this book and am loving it! When Nathan cant take anymore hurt feelings he meets a very strange Uncle his life is changed when when he gets dumped on with a very strong emotion killer. ( )

Nathan Abercrombie is a slightly below average ten-year old who has problems with girls, sports and bullies. But on the worst day he's had in a long time, things get worse than he could ever imagine. Abigail, one of the quiet kids in school, tells Nathan that her neurobiologist uncle is working on a serum that dulls emotions. Joined by Nathan's clumsy best friend Mookie, the three kids head to the local community college. In an accident that only Mookie could have precipitated, Nathan ends up being overdosed with a formula made with one wrong ingredient. And this is the moment that Nathan becomes the titular Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie in My Rotten Life by David Lubar.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this may be the first zombie book that has been called cute and sweet. Not that this isn't a respectable middle school entry into the zombie world. It's simple and amusing and the start of what should be a fun series.

http://webereading.com/2009/10/new-release-my-rotten-life.html ( )