Thirteen year olds have their flaws, and growing up has never been more difficult. Jenna promised her mother that if anything bad happened during her father's weekend, they would meet at Red Hill Ranch. After she discovers seven words spray-painted on her father's wall the morning after the deadly outbreak, she makes a promise to herself , making it to the ranch alive with her seven-year-old sister, Hallie. Among the Monsters is a companion piece to the Red Hill novella, both books examine from two perspectives what broken families experience every weekend: What if your child isn't there with you when the world collapses? What lengths will you go to to get to them? What lengths will they go to to get to you? For Jenna, seeing her mother again is worth everything. Determined to keep her promise, she faces experiences and decisions that force her to leave her childhood behind.

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