by Max Brallier
Part of The Last Kids on Earth, book 3
First published 2017
Thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has built the perfect post apocalypse life. He lives in an awesome tree fortress with his best friends, races through town in real Super Mario karts, hangs out with monster buddies, and fights zombies regularly. Everything feels like a video game come to life. Then his friends make a shocking discovery that maybe they are not the last kids on Earth after all. This should be great news for everyone except Jack. Once they find other people, his friends might want to leave. Jack's only chance to keep them is proving that life is perfect right where they are and incredibly fun. One problem stands in his way. It becomes hard to convince anyone that everything is great when the monstrous Nightmare King and an ancient creature hunt them down. This beast will not rest until it swallows the entire Earth. Jack realizes that life after the monster apocalypse might be more complicated than he thought.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, young-adult, apocalyptic
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, reluctant-hero
265 pages · Hardcover · Viking Books for Young Readers