Kate Walden Directs
The Books
Kate Walden Directs · Book One
Night of the Zombie Chickens
“…Zombie Chickens is an original take on friendship between girls and middle-school angst. Fans of Wendy Mass, Sharon Draper, and Rebecca Stead will appreciate this clever and quirky piece of realistic fiction.”
— School Library Journal
“Debut author Mata has an unerring ear for tween dialogue…There is humor and a great deal of warmth in this clean read.”
— Booklist
“A novel that is wickedly fun and gently thematic…”
— VOYA
Kate Walden Directs · Book Two
Bride of Slug Man
“Populating her novel with smart kids navigating tricky social situations, Mata crafts a nifty entertainment for the post-Mean Girls generation…Smart, funny and slick.”
— Kirkus
“…There are solid gold nuggets of insight here regarding the miscues, motivations, and minefields of seventh-grade group dynamics, all related with a broadly appealing, self-deprecating wit…This has become a series to watch…”
— BCCB