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urvive a zombie apocalypse? Join us to talk with \;New York Times<
/em> \;bestselling author Max Brallier about \;The Last Kids o
n Earth\, both the book series and the animated series on Netflix. In
this virtual event\, Max will share how he came up with the different mon
sters and villains as well as the unique ways that Jack and his friends fi
gure out to defeat them.
Ever since the monster apocalypse hit tow n\, average thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree ho use\, which he&rsquo\;s armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat\, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew sc avenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes o f Zombies and Winged Wretches and Vine Thingies\, and especially not for t he eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg. So Jack builds a team: his dorky best friend\, Quint\; the reformed middle school bully\, Dirk\; Jack&rsquo\;s loyal pet monster\, Rover\; and Jack&rsquo\;s crush\, June. With their help\, Jack is going to slay Blarg\, achieve the ultimate Feat of Apocalyptic Success\, and be average no longer! Can he do it?
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\nAbout the Author \;
\nMax Bralli er is the \;New York Times \;bestselling author of more t han fifty books\, including the middle-grade series\, \;The Last K ids on Earth. Under the pen name Jack Chabert\, Max is the creator an d author of the \;Eerie Elementary \;series and author of the \;New York Times \;bestselling graphic novel \;Poptropica: Mys tery of the Map. He has also written books for properties including < em>LEGO\, Adventure Time\, Regular Show\, Steve n Universe\, and Uncle Grandpa. Max has written for adults a s well\, including the pick-your-own-path series \;Can YOU Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? \;and an entry in the zombie anthology&nb sp\;Nights of the Living Dead. Max lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.
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