The Cassandra Curse by Hope Bolinger is a quirky contemporary speculative story about Charity and her quest to save the world. When her acts of kindness start to backfire dangerously, she realizes she's cursed. She's not the only one, and the curse seems to be spreading, turning people into gray zombies. Can she save her friends, close the portals against the ancient Greek zombie invaders, and finish her math homework before sunrise?

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