In this action-packed and hilarious post-apocalyptic series by Max Brallier, 13-year-old Jack Sullivan and his crew of friends—Quint, June, Dirk, and their pet monster Rover—battle zombies, monstrous creatures, and ancient evils, all while living it up in a tricked-out treehouse stocked with Oreos, video games, and wild inventions. Together, they face everything from eerie zombie disappearances and brain-shrinking cults to world-ending villains like Blarg and Rezzoch the Ancient. But as the kids uncover secrets, encounter other survivors, and struggle with what comes next, Jack must decide what matters most: saving the world or holding on to the wild, weird life they've built together. Written by Max Brallier.
The Last Kids on Earth
Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew foraged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes of Zombies,Winged Wretches and Vine Thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg. So Jack builds a team: his dorky best friend, Quint; the reformed middle school bully, Dirk; Jack's loyal pet monster, Rover; and Jack's crush, June. With their help, Jack is going to slay Blarg, achieve the ultimate Feat of Apocalyptic Success, and be average no longer! Can he do it?
The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade
The zombies are disappearing. This might seem like a good thing, since zombies eat your brains, but human kid Jack Sullivan is suspicious. He keeps hearing an eerie shrieking noise that seems to be almost summoning the zombies--but to where, and for what (probably) foul purpose? Jack, his three best friends (maybe the only people left on Earth), and their pet monster Rover need to get to the bottom of this. Along the way, they encounter a lot more than they bargained for, including a giant Wormungulous, a pizza parlor monster hangout, an ancient evil who destroys worlds, and a stereo system that is totally the bomb. Can Jack figure out why the zombies are vanishing...before he and his friends are next?
The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King
When Jack and his friends find a one-way radio broadcasting live updates, they realize they might not be the last kids on Earth, after all. June, Quint, and Dirk are thrilled because this means they could get to see their parents again someday, but Jack is bummed. Living in a tree house with his best friends, racing through town on tricked-out Go-Karts, playing tug-of-war with monsters, successfully battling the Destroyer of Worlds--it's the happiest he's ever been, and he doesn't want it to end. If Jack can make his friends understand how fun it is here, maybe they'll never want to leave him. And if he teams up with the (probably) extremely evil King Wretch monster--a monster who's capable of giving him visions, even predicting the future--maybe he can do just that...
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
While sledding down the best street in town, Jack and his friends encounter Cate, a grown-up who has also managed to survive the monster apocalypse. This would be cool, except that Cate's a member of the evil Cult of the Cosmic. She's trying to bring Rezzoch the Ancient, Destroyer of Worlds, onto Earth so that he can destroy it. Cate steals Jack's beloved Louisville Slicer, but that's nothing compared to what she does next: she tries to zombify Dirk! Now the kids must race to stop the zombification process before Dirk is gone and Rezzoch the Ancient has made it here to Earth.
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