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Books like Project Z: 9 series to read next

Project Z is zombie horror, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Project Z is 3 books, from 2019.

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Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie
My Undead Life
Bod Owens
Magic Shop
Rotten School
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter
Angel Crawford / White Trash Zombie
Dead Jed

Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental ZombieSeries

seriesDavid Lubar5 books2009

Fantasy.

“Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, fifth-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula, Hurt-Be-Gone, and becomes a half-dead zombie which has, he soon discovers, some real advantages.”
from the catalogue description of My Rotten Life

Start with My Rotten Life →

My Undead LifeSeries

seriesEmma T. Graves4 books2018

Zombie horror, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Got Brains? →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Fantasy and dark fantasy, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

Fantasy.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monster's Ring →

Rotten SchoolSeries

seriesR. L. Stine16 books2005

“Each book is written from the perspective of Bernie Bridges, a fourth-grader who lives in his dormitory at Rotten School with his pals Belzer, Feenman and Crench, Beast, Chipmunk, Nosebleed, Billy The Brain and others.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! →

Sabrina the Teenage WitchUniverse

universe87 books1997

Fantasy.

“Sixteen is complicated enough without waking up able to levitate the breakfast.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex DexterSeries

seriesAaron Reynolds3 books2020

Fantasy and mystery & detective.

“Summary from copyright page: Cursed by an old carnival game, sixth-grader Rex Dexter uses his new ability to communicate with dead animals to investigate the mysterious deaths of endangered zoo animals.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter →

Angel Crawford / White Trash ZombieSeries

seriesDiana Rowland6 books2011

Urban fantasy.

Start with My Life As a White Trash Zombie →

Dead JedSeries

seriesScott Craven3 books2013

Set in contemporary.

Start with Dead Jed: Adventures of a Junior High Zombie →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Project Z?: Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie — the closest match to Project Z on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Project Z?: A Zombie Ate My Homework. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Project Z.
How big is Project Z?: Project Z is 3 books, from 2019.

Books like Project Z: 9 series to read next

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