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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2018 | Middle School
Gr 9 Up—This debut novel is set in an alternate history of the American West. People live in fear of "shakes," who become infected after getting sick and then feed on other humans and spread the infection. Sixteen-year-old Daisy "Willie" Wilcox and her family live in the relative safety of Glory, TX, where she cares for her three younger siblings after her mother dies. Glory, a fenced-in town, is ruled by The Judge—a much-feared figure who doesn't care that his p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2018
In 1877 Texas, Willie Wilcox must track her deadbeat father through dangerous desert--crawling with bloodthirsty, disease-infected humans called "shake...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
