Gravediggers: Mountain of Bones

by Christopher Krovatin

Overview

R.L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series, raved that Gravediggers is “my kind of book—fast, frightening, and all too real!”

During a class hiking trip, Ian, Kendra, and PJ get lost in the mountains and discover that they are being stalked by a pack of ravenous zombies. With the help of a witch doctor and some unusual folk magic, will they be able to defeat these monsters and escape the mountain with their lives?

Author Christopher Krovatin perfectly blends humor and horror together in this first installment in a funny, frightening series that will get every kid reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062077417
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/10/2013
Series:	Gravediggers , #1
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	890L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Christopher Krovatin is the author of the Gravediggers series as well as the young adult novels Heavy Metal and You and Venomous. He is also a contributing writer to Revolver magazine and a lifelong devotee to the zombie genre. He lives in Brooklyn.

What People are Saying About This

Rick Yancey

“What great, creepy fun! Scary, funny, with endearing characters and a fast-paced plot, the book is perfect for the zombie-lover in all of us.”

Michael Grant

“This spine-tingling, hair-raising adventure is to readers what human flesh is to zombies - utterly irresistible.”

Chris Grabenstein

“So realistically rendered and well written, Gravediggers will have zombies believing in humans!”

R.L. Stine

“Beware. If you read Gravediggers, you’re in for dangers and lots of horrifying surprises. This is my kind of book—fast, frightening, and all TOO REAL!”

Editorial Reviews

Beware. If you read Gravediggers, you’re in for dangers and lots of horrifying surprises. This is my kind of book—fast, frightening, and all TOO REAL!” — R.L. Stine

“This spine-tingling, hair-raising adventure is to readers what human flesh is to zombies - utterly irresistible.” — Michael Grant, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Gone series

“So realistically rendered and well written, Gravediggers will have zombies believing in humans!” — Chris Grabenstein, award-winning author of the Haunted Mystery series

“What great, creepy fun! Scary, funny, with endearing characters and a fast-paced plot, the book is perfect for the zombie-lover in all of us.” — Rick Yancey, author of the Printz Award-winning novel The Monstrumologist and the bestselling Alfred Kropp series

“Krovatin provides moments of gross-out gore in this reluctant-reader pleaser.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A fun horror read sure to appeal to young readers eager to move on from series like R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

From the Publisher

A fun horror read sure to appeal to young readers eager to move on from series like R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps.

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Beware. If you read Gravediggers, you’re in for dangers and lots of horrifying surprises. This is my kind of book—fast, frightening, and all TOO REAL!

R.L. Stine

What great, creepy fun! Scary, funny, with endearing characters and a fast-paced plot, the book is perfect for the zombie-lover in all of us.

Rick Yancey

So realistically rendered and well written, Gravediggers will have zombies believing in humans!

Chris Grabenstein

This spine-tingling, hair-raising adventure is to readers what human flesh is to zombies - utterly irresistible.

Michael Grant

SAT words and occult trappings characterize this middle-grade zombie adventure from teen author Krovatin (Venomous, 2008). On an electronics-free school trip to the Montana wilderness, sixth graders Ian Buckley, PJ Wilson and Kendra Wright quickly break the first rule, straying off the path and into the forest. Separated from their classmates, the trio is relieved to stumble across a cabin in the woods, until they discover a skull in the basement and a mysterious journal that tells of shadows in the forest--and, of course, zombies start beating on the front door. With the journal in hand, the three kids begin hunting for the witch they believe controls the creatures and their fate. Though the story is told from the three kids' alternating points of view, the voices all have the same flavor and would be unidentifiable if not for the chapter headings. There's simply not enough personality behind the three 11-year-old protagonists to make a distinction. Describing a wall as "infected" and introducing words like "ideating" and "sigil" (Kendra is building her vocabulary) jar just enough to break the otherwise compelling pace. Indistinct voices and questionable word choices aside, the author does manage to keep the pages turning all the way through the end. Toning down the edgy side for a young market, Krovatin stills provides moments of gross-out gore in this reluctant-reader pleaser. (Adventure. 10-12)

Kirkus Reviews