Justina Ireland 
Dread Nation 

The powerful New York Times bestseller tells the gripping story of a young girl’s journey through a hostile world – Jane Mc Keene is an unforgettable protagonist, and Dread Nation is an unforgettable book.Trained at Miss Preston’s School of Combat for Negro Girls in both weaponry and etiquette, Jane Mc Keene is poised for a successful career protecting the wealthy from the encroaching plague of walking dead. But when families begin to go missing, Jane uncovers a conspiracy that pits her against some powerful enemies. Sent far from home, Jane will need all her resourcefulness, wit and strength of character to survive.A powerful, compelling tale of a young girl’s journey through a hostile world, Jane Mc Keene is an unforgettable protagonist, and Dread Nation is an unforgettable book.

About the author

Justina Ireland is the New York Times bestselling author of Promise of Shadows, Vengeance Bound and the Devil’s Pass series. A controversial and active figure in the YA community, she has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and started a database for sensitivity readers at Writing in the Margins. She has 17.4k Twitter followers and lives with her husband and child in Pennsylvania