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A review by bibliomania_express
Pickles vs. the Zombies by Angela Misri
4.0
Pickles vs. The Zombies is a fun, rollicking, sometimes violent adventure that follows a two-year-old kitten as she tries to find her "pet" Connor--during the zombie apocalypse. Pickles is both adorably naive about the world (as a housecat) and brave about soldiering on.
Along the way Pickles makes new friends who feel like outcasts: the clumsy raccoon Trip, abandoned owl Pal and the beautiful Abyssinian cat Hannah. Pickles's optimism and determination help each animal find their place and form a family that can overcome any obstacle.
Beneath Pickles's adventures and the hijinks of all the friends she makes along the way is a story about humanity in its final moments. The brief glimpses we get of humans still living (or half-living) show both a sense of hope in our collective humanity and an acknowledgment of our deepest divides, from nature and each other.
For a cute middle grade story, Pickles vs. the Zombies has a lot to say about friendship, environmentalism, and the bonds that hold us together.
Along the way Pickles makes new friends who feel like outcasts: the clumsy raccoon Trip, abandoned owl Pal and the beautiful Abyssinian cat Hannah. Pickles's optimism and determination help each animal find their place and form a family that can overcome any obstacle.
Beneath Pickles's adventures and the hijinks of all the friends she makes along the way is a story about humanity in its final moments. The brief glimpses we get of humans still living (or half-living) show both a sense of hope in our collective humanity and an acknowledgment of our deepest divides, from nature and each other.
For a cute middle grade story, Pickles vs. the Zombies has a lot to say about friendship, environmentalism, and the bonds that hold us together.