Fifth grade is hard enough, even if you're not a zombie-like Chase. But have you ever had to have your arm reattached after a game of dodge-ball? Have you ever had vultures follow you everywhere you go, even to and from school?

That's just life-or un-death-for Chase D. Zombee. With his Buddhist best friend Luther, who doesn't mind the way he smells, a wonderful mom, and a grandma who's a witch, Chase gets by. He even makes new friends, like Hesper, the strange girl who's obsessed with super heroes.


Chase's only real problem is Big Ben Meany, the school bully, who's definitely out to get the zombie kid. That is, until Chase discovers a secret that could change the rules of the bully game for good.