Oct 15, 20 the second book in james pontis dead city series, blue moon picks up just a short time after the conclusion of the first book, and continues young molly bigelows story. James loves writing, travel, and the boston red sox. James ponti is an italianamerican author of young adult novels. Its an appealing mystery for student readers as it has a fast paced plot and danger. Read dead city by james ponti available from rakuten kobo. He graduated from the university of southern california. A n n o ta ti o n florian has just moved to washington, d. Buy city spies winner of the 2018 edgar award, vanished brings back florian and margaret as covert consultants for the fbis hush hush special projects team. Feb 07, 2014 trailer for the book dead city by james ponti. This is a book trailer for dead city by james ponti. Dead city by james ponti is about molly bigelow, geek, fencing student, and zombie killer.
Ponti incorporates new york city sights and gory zombie descriptions in a quick transit to an exciting finale with highblown dramatics and a surprisingly tender moment. As with the first book, ponti leaves you with a cliffhanger. The characters are memorable and the mystery feels authentic. But james ponti has written a book that brings the zombies into a new light and makes them safe entertainment for middle graders. James ponti was born in italy, raised in florida, and went to college in california. Most kids have enough to deal with between school, homework. About the author author james ponti grew up in atlantic beach, florida, where he loved playing soccer and basketball but struggled as a reader. Dead city written by james ponti script adaptation by aimee van heyst, tba committee member readers. Blue moon dead city book 2 kindle edition by ponti, james. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read blue moon. James ponti is one of my favorite authors and his series dead city is beloved at my school. Dead city ebook by james ponti 9781442441286 rakuten kobo.
After receiving a degree in screenwriting from the usc film school, he began a career writing and producing television shows for the likes of nickelodeon, disney channel. A tween takes on undead new yorkers in this paranormal actionadventure that breathes new life into the zombie genre suzanne collins, author of the hunger games. A fastpaced read for those who like their zombies with just a little fright. And dont get me wrong, i am a huge fan of the walking dead. Besides the books he has written, james has also worked in television as a writer and producer. I love a good, solid, middlegrade action book, and james ponti has definitely upped the ante for the books out there with this gem of a novel. Dead city book by james ponti official publisher page. Blue moon dead city book 2 kindle edition by ponti. Blue moon, the second book in the dead city series, was published in october 20. I loved how the mood and tone were very nice and smooth, the opposite of intense whatever that is.
I was pleasantly surprised by the strong characterization and imaginative worldbuilding in dead city, and im happy to report that blue moon is every bit as. Molly passed her traning in a recored breaking time of six weeks. Her most recent book for young readers is steamboat school. All materials can be adapted by the teacher as determined according to the age level andor ability. Dead city by james ponti pdf, epub, ebook free download or read online.
That said, i found james pontis dead city a terrific read. Dead city james ponti page 10 read online free books. Using a method he invented called the theory of all small things, white seventhgrader florian bates solves mysteries by piecing together seemingly trivial clues in this engaging, humorous, but not always logical caper. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dead city series by james ponti meet your next favorite book. In this case, a young cellist disappears during intermission at the kennedy center and the heroes follow the mystery all the way to the white house. Many people might say, this is a great zombie book, or it is impressive for young adult fiction. Dead city pdf, epub, ebook free download on ustream. The second book in james pontis dead city series, blue moon picks up just a short time after the conclusion of the first book, and continues young molly bigelows story.
I do realize that its not normal for a girl of my age to hang out at the morgue. The hunger games author suzanne collins says this paranormal actionadventure breathes new life into the zombie genre and has a terrific twist of an ending. The three dead city books are an interesting take on zombies. Even though this book is not the 5 the first book is, its a very good read. It was the first omega code i had learned in training. She lives in manhattan, and is a middleschooler at mist metropolitan institute of science and technology, an academy for gifted students, and likes to hang out at the morgue. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Ponti has a unique voice and an interesting turn of the mind. By james ponti this book has been approved for both elementary and intermediate ssyra lists. Feb 07, 2014 this is a book trailer for dead city by james ponti.
That said, i found james ponti s dead city a terrific read. James was born in pisa, italy and grew up in atlantic beach, florida. Anyways, i found this book a really interesting novel to read, and cant wait to read the next one. I say it is a captivating read for any genre or age group. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blue moon dead city book 2. In dead city, james ponti cleverly weaves manhattan history into an actionpacked plot to breathe new life into the zombie genre. Zombies live under manhattan in a place called dead city. A tween takes on undead new yorkers in this paranormal. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A tween takes on undead new yorkers in this paranormal actionadventure that breathes new life into the zombie genre. Oct 02, 2012 james ponti was born in italy, raised in florida, and went to college in california. This acclaimed book by james ponti is available at in several formats for your ereader.
James ponti breaths new life pun intended into the genre with ease and style. Dead city by james ponti middle the omegas are a team put together by the school mist to keep control of the zombies. It was followed by two sequels, called blue moon and dark days. Molly bigelow is an honor student at mist, the metropolitan institute of science and technology. Dead city isbn 9781442441293 pdf epub james ponti ebook. Horror, middle gradeyoung adult, zombies publisher. Most kids have enough to deal with between school, homework, extracurricular activities, and friends, but molly bigelow isnt your typical tween. There are a lot of zombie books out there and i have read my fair share. Molly bigelow is a fun, quirky, and definitely brave young girl who enjoys hanging out in the morgue but even more so, shes fearless when it comes to stepping in and taking up the reins of an omega. Brainy, funny, and socially baffled molly bigelow makes for an irresistible narrator as she drives the story to a terrific twist of an ending. Dead city by james ponti overdrive rakuten overdrive. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dead city. And the voice recognition software recorded your phone. After receiving a degree in screenwriting from the usc film school, he began a career writing and producing television shows for the likes of nickelodeon, disney channel, pbs, spike tv, history channel, and golf channel.