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Book: Legends of the Lost Causes

Author: Brad McLelland & Louis Slyvester

Book Series: Legends of the Lost Causes Book 1

Rating: 5/5

Publication Date: February 20, 2018

Genre: MG Fantasy/Western

Recommended Age: 12+ (fire, some death, some scary moments)

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

Pages: 336

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Synopsis: The first book in a new middle-grade fantasy action-adventure series set in the Old West.

A band of orphan avengers. A cursed stone. A horde of zombie outlaws. This is Keech Blackwood’s new life after Bad Whiskey Nelson descends upon the Home for Lost Causes and burns it to the ground.

With his home destroyed and his family lost, Keech will have to use the lessons he learned from Pa Abner to hunt down the powerful Char Stone. Luckily, he has the help of a ragtag team of orphans. Together, they’ll travel through treacherous forests, fight off the risen dead, and discover that they share mysterious bonds as they try to track down the legendary stone. Now, it’s a race against the clock, because if Bad Whiskey finds the stone first. . . . all is lost.

Review: OMG! OMG! Where was this book when I was younger?! I loved this little zombie book so so much! I love the equal parts zombie and equal parts western book and I thought it was a genuinely fun and enjoyable book. The book is creepy, but not too creepy for younger readers and the world building was done amazingly well.

My only issue is that I wish that the characters had been a bit more developed, but they were ok for a middle grade read.

Verdict: Definitely a book series to read!