{"product_id":"9781611947861","title":"Dead (a Lot)","description":"Last Friday night, the world changed-and not for the better.\u003cp\u003eZombies are among us. School's out for the foreseeable future, and with Mom and Dad at the lake house, my twin and I are on our own in this mess. Which is fine as long as we can avoid being on the menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTripp Light's teenage world is suddenly filled with \"poxers\"-the infected ones, the ones that have the Necropoxy virus. In an entire world gone mad and bad, Tripp's only hope of survival is to clear a path through zombie land with his sister and head for the hills (aka his aunt's farm) to rendezvous with his parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccess clearly favors the fittest and the fastest. Survival demands the twins make hard, ruthless decisions, but that all changes when Tripp and his twin hear a distress call via the radio. Prianka Patel, a girl Tripp loves to hate, is trapped and surrounded in a bakery. Soon, the twins have quite a collection of misfits and survivors and miles to go before anyone can sleep safely again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter where Tripp looks, everyone everywhere is dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike really dead . . . a lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Odentz is a life-long resident of Western Massachusetts, where he divides his time between writing and tending a small farm. His love of animals, along with the lore of the region, often finds its way into his stories. The supernatural plays a major role in Mr. Odentz's writing. He is endlessly fascinated by the psychological aspects of those who are thrown into otherworldly circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to Dead (A Lot), he has penned two full length musical comedies, including \"Piecemeal,\" which tells the backstory of Victor Frankenstein's Hollywood-created protégé, Igor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BelleBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041947730160,"sku":"9781611947861","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611947861_p0.jpg?v=1763846634","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611947861","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}