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Dread nation, Justina Ireland

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"Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponryand etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations. But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies"--Dust jacket
Language
eng
Work
Instance
Label
Dread nation
Title
Dread nation
Statement of responsibility
Justina Ireland
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponryand etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations. But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies"--Dust jacket
Cataloging source
ICrlF
Citation source
  • School Library Journal starred, February 2018
  • Booklist starred, November 2017
  • Horn Book Starred, May 2018
  • Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2018
  • Pub Weekly, January 2018
  • Kirkus Starred, February 2018
  • Horn Book, November 2018
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Ireland, Justina
Dewey number
[Fic]
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Young Adult
Intended audience source
Follett School Solutions
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Zombies
  • African American teenage girls
  • Zombies
  • African American teenage girls
Target audience
adolescent
Label
Dread nation, Justina Ireland
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Control code
fol18248122
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
451 p.
Isbn
9780062570604
Lccn
2017943393
System control number
(ICrlF)1111JL
Label
Dread nation, Justina Ireland
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Control code
fol18248122
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
451 p.
Isbn
9780062570604
Lccn
2017943393
System control number
(ICrlF)1111JL

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