The Enemy / Charlie Higson / 440 pages / December Challenge Apocalyptic Literature

Stranger Danger takes on a whole new meaning in The Enemy by Charlie Higson.  Inner city London youths refer to zombies as such.  In other parts of England they're simply called grown-ups or mothers and fathers.  Everyone over the age of 16 has become a zombie and goes into a feeding frenzy.  Kids have barricaded themselves into grocery stores and venture out to scavenge.  The zombies are getting bolder and smarter, so when Jester shows up and tells them they should leave their fortress and come back with him to Buckingham Palace they agree.  The story traces the journey to the palace and the situation there.  Simultaneously, it switches to Callum, a hold out who refused to leave with the group and Sam, a small one abducted by zombies, who escaped and is attempting to make his way to find the others and his sister, Ella.  Michael Grant, author of the Gone series, says "The Enemy grabs you by the throat...and bites off your ear...sheer fun."  "Full of unexpected twists and quick-thinking heroes, The Enemy is a fast-paced, white-knuckle tale of survival in the face of unimaginable horror."  What do you do when all the grown ups, power, and life as you knew it cease to exist?