Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve
When genderqueer fourteen-year-old Z Chilworth wakes from death after a car crash that killed their parents and sisters, they have to adjust quickly to their new status as a zombie. Always a talented witch, Z can now barely perform magic and is rapidly decaying. Faced with rejection from their remaining family members and old friends, Z moves in with Mrs. Dunnigan, an elderly witch, and befriends Aysel, a loud would-be-goth classmate who is, like Z, a loner. As Z struggles to find a way to repair the broken magical seal holding their body together, Aysel fears that her classmates will discover her status as an unregistered werewolf. When a local psychiatrist is murdered in an apparent werewolf attack, the town of Salem, Oregon, becomes even more hostile to monsters, and Z and Aysel are driven together in an attempt to survive a place where most people wish that neither of them existed.
Representation Includes
- Genderqueer protagonist (Z)
- Muslim, lesbian protagonist (Aysel)
Reviews
- The Illustrated Page’s review
- Reviews by genderqueer and Muslim readers needed
Where to Find
Details
- Published March 5th 2019 by Triangle Square
- Hardcover (ISBN13: 9781609809010)