Dread Nation
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9780062570604
Pages
464 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When families go missing in Baltimore County, Jane McKeene, who is studying to become an Attendant, finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy that has her fighting for her life against powerful enemies.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
870L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Biracial; Race discrimination; Bisexuality; single mother; biracial teenager; racism; segregation; bisexual teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
mother
LGBTQ+
bisexual female
Keywords
zombies; Civil War; Reconstruction; boarding school; conspiracy; Baltimore; survival; friendship; combat schools
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Ireland, Justina, "Dread Nation" (2018). Diverse Families. 1477.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1477