Dead City

Name: Dead City
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: James Ponti
ISBN: 9781666102543

Author: James Ponti

Series: Dead City #1

Narrator: Elizabeth Klett

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/27/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Children's Suspense

Synopsis

A tween takes on undead New Yorkers in this paranormal action-adventure that "breathes new life into the zombie genre" (Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games).

Most kids have enough to deal with between school, homework, extracurricular activities, and friends, but Molly Bigelow isn't your typical tween. By day, Molly attends MIST—the Metropolitan Institute of Science and Technology—but it's what she's learning outside of school that sets her apart from her classmates. Molly is a zombie hunter, just like her mother.

This, however, is news to Molly. Now she must come to terms with not only the idea that zombies exist, but also that they're everywhere, and it's her job to help police them and keep the peace. Sure, she'd like to be a regular kid, but "regular" just isn't possible when it turns out the most revered (or feared, depending on your perspective) zombie hunter in the history of New York City is your mother. It seems Molly's got some legendary footsteps to follow . . .

About James Ponti

James Ponti was born in Italy, raised in Florida, and went to college in California. After receiving a degree in screenwriting from the USC Film School, he began a career writing and producing television shows for the likes of Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, Spike TV, History Channel, and Golf Channel. James loves writing, travel, and the Boston Red Sox. He lives with his family in Maitland, Florida.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mari on January 17, 2013

Awesome. A gritty, urban, paranormal title that will be great for 5th grade and up. No romance (hooray!), strong smart girl main character, and best of all, it doesn't feel like an older YA title that got dumbed down for a younger audience. Happy dance! I can't wait to take this out to the schools w......more

Goodreads review by Barb on February 22, 2015

When Molly Bigelow drops a severed human finger into a zip lock bag thinking it is really cool, I couldn't help but think of my friend from childhood who had a spleen collection in her bedroom from all the animals she dissected in biology classes from high school and college. Nothing grossed her out......more

Goodreads review by Kate on February 18, 2025

James Ponti is quickly becoming a favorite author, and while I wait impatiently for my library to get the next City Spies book, I might as well read some of his other works. I picked this up on clearance at a used bookstore, and I'm so glad I took a chance on it. It was spooky, creative, action-packed......more

Goodreads review by Will on September 29, 2016

Suspenseful, awesome, zombies, and zombie hunters. My favorite character is Alex. I really like how the code writing is the periodic table of elements. I also like the crazy zombies. Like the level 2's and 3's. I definitely recommend it.......more

Goodreads review by Beth Anne on October 05, 2023

I’m anxiously awaiting the 5th City Spies book, so I decided to give Ponti’s first series a try even though zombie stories are not usually my thing. Well, I’m still not a zombie fan but I am HOOKED! I flew through this audiobook in 2 days and can’t wait to start the next one. Ponti writes middle gra......more