Brains for Lunch, a Zombie Novel in Haiku?! / K. A. Holt / 87 pages / November Challenge Zombies

"Goofy, gross, demented, and...delicious."  This is a novel written entirely in haiku and accompanied by graphic, hilarious illustrations.  Loeb is a middle school zombie who has a crush on the librarian and on a lifer (regular human).  He enters the school's poetry competition to impress Ivy; wins the girl; and...takes a bite of her brain.  Although this comedic novel employs a simple format, the issues/themes portrayed are monumental, universal, and focus on teenage/societal angst.  Caution:  This JF novel has one student giving another the finger - literally.