Zombie Season  by Justin Weinberger

Dealing with zombies is nothing new for Joule, Oliver, and Regina.  They have a season, like summer or fall, and at school they have zombie drills like fire drills.  Joule’s father is missing, and she refuses to evacuate with her mom. Oliver sees that the drills are useless, so he’s discovered a bunch of escape routes in their city.  Regina’s parents have created new technology to benefit from the zombie problem but she discovers not all is right with it. So what happens when the traditional zombie-fighting weapons don’t work anymore?  Find out when you read Zombie Season!

Wildoak by C.C. Harrington

Maggie’s stutter creates all kinds of issues for her. At school. At home. Her father is ready to send her to a ‘special’ school…one that Maggie has heard horror stories about.  As a last chance to avoid that school, she ends up in Cornwall staying with her grandfather who she barely knows.  While exploring nearby Wildoak Forest, she spots an abandoned snow leopard and connects with it as she always does with animals.The only problem is that the local villagers have spotted it, too.  Can she save the snow leopard, the forest, and herself before time runs out?  I highly recommend this one for animal lovers and fantasy readers.