The neighboring towns of Pennington and Willowbrook gather together for the annual Yankee Doodle Fireworks and Cookout Spectacular. The Fourth of July celebration normally goes off without a hitch, but when zombies interrupt the high school band concert, MacKenzie Shaw, her best friend Kirsti, and an unlikely group of friends must team up in an attempt to survive the invasion of the undead.

This shared universe series is written for a young adult audience