Line #20 Literature/Zomboy


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4	''Zomboy'' is a [[MiddleGradeLiterature Middle Grade]] book by Richard Scrimger.
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6	Bob Fuller is an average kid living in the town of Dresden, Ontario. He has a two friends, Gezink and Evil-O ([[SdrawkcabEman Olive backwards]]), and he attends Westwood Elementary school.
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8	Of course, things don't remain normal in Dresden for long.
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10	One day, a new student comes to Westwood Elementary. His name is Imre Lazar. Evil-O is immediately enthusiastic to get close to him, which makes Bob [[GreenEyedMonster take an instant disliking to Imre]]. Some time later, when a runaway piano is smashed against a wall, with Imre in between them, he and some other nearby kids are taken to a doctor to be looked at, and a shocking discovery is made.
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12	Imre is technically [[UndeadChild dead]].
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14	Immediately the news becomes public, and Dresden becomes the center of a media circus. Half the town wants Imre gone, [[FantasticRacism and are quite vocal about it, protesting his presence at the school]]. [[ZombieAdvocate The other half is trying to make Imre feel welcome and supported during this tough time he's going through.]] And in the middle of it all, Bob is dealing with his own dislike of Imre, and how much time Evil-O is spending with him.
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16	The book was released on March 25th, 2014.
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19	!!Zomboy contains examples of:
20	* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Calvin's older brother]] Luther's answer to being beaten by Imre in a football game, and then being called toast by Bob, is to go over to Imre's house and burn it town.
21	* DuctTapeForEverything: Imre's hand has a tendency to come off. It's frequently put back on with duct tape.
22	* FantasticRacism: Quite a bit of town is vehemently against Imre living in Dresden and going to Westwood Elementary School, including Calvin, Susan, and her mother.
23	* GreenEyedMonster: Much of Bob's [[spoiler:initial]] dislike of Imre comes from the fact that Evil-O took a rather instant liking to him.
24	* NotUsingTheZWord: People try to not use the word "zombie" around Imre, feeling it's become a FantasticSlur. [[NWordPrivileges Imre is quite okay using it.]]
25	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Imre is a FriendlyZombie. He retains human-level intelligence, but is a slow learner due to his dead brain tissue.
26	** [[spoiler:His baby sister, Kato, meanwhile, is a traditional FleshEatingZombie.]]
27	* ARareSentence: Calvin says one near the beginning of chapter 16.
28	-->'''Calvin''': I am not a piano.
29	* SdrawkcabEman: Evil-O's real name is Olive. She decided to start going by Evil-O after she met Bob when they were young, and he started talking about how his name is the same forwards and backwards.
30	* SoleSurvivor: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]]. Imre is the only survivor of a radiation leak that wiped out the population of his hometown, Fort Sterling. However, the radiation turned Imre into an UndeadChild. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope That's the official story, anyway.]]]]
31	* SuperStrength: Imre has become incredibly strong since his zombification. One example of this is when he lifted and carried a school bus into the school's parking lot.
32	* SwivelChairAntics: While visiting Imre's home, Bob discovers he has a swivel chair in his room. Bob and Imre spend a good amount of time playing on it, launching themselves across the upstairs hallway.
33	* TitleDrop: A video of Imre lifting and carrying a school bus is posted on the net under the title "Zomboy lifts bus". The term "zomboy" stuck with him from that moment.
34	* UndeadChild: Imre Lazar, as a result of a radiation leak that occurred in his old hometown, Fort Sterling. [[spoiler:Also his baby sister, Kato.]]
35	* ZombieAdvocate: While one half of the townsfolk of Dresden make it no secret that [[FantasticRacism they don't like Imre living among them]], the other half of the town, including Bob's mom, are trying to do all they can to support him and make him feel welcome.

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