- Illustrated Chapter Books
- Ages 8–11
- Comedy
Worst Week Ever! Saturday
Book 6 of 7 in Worst Week Ever!View the full series
Justin Chase's non-stop-disaster week reaches the weekend - and instead of a rest he has to survive a full-blown zombie apocalypse while living next door to a cemetery. Silly, spooky, cartoon-and-photo comedy from the day-by-day series.
- Best for8–11
- FormatIllustrated
- Length192 pp
- Read aloud~1 hr15 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Comedic
- Conversational
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Irreverent
- Absurdist
- Exciting
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Justin Chase has made it through the mayhem of Monday, the trauma of Tuesday, the weirdness of Wednesday, the terror of Thursday and the freefall of Friday. Surely the weekend means a nice, relaxing lie-in? Not a chance. It's Saturday, and Justin has to somehow survive a full-scale zombie apocalypse - which is especially unfortunate given that he lives right next door to a cemetery for elite athletes, making these some of the fastest, fittest undead imaginable. The sixth book in the globally bestselling day-by-day series swaps school for spooky, ramping up the comic-horror silliness while keeping the trademark riot of text, cartoons and photographs. Fast, daft and stuffed with slapstick, it's built for fans of Tom Gates, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the Treehouse books. The relentless visual comedy and short bursts of text make it a reliable page-turner for reluctant readers who like their laughs with a shiver.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
For 8-11s reading independently, with the visual, joke-packed format keeping it accessible for reluctant readers and confident younger ones. The zombie-apocalypse plot is comic rather than genuinely frightening, though very sensitive children may prefer the school-set earlier books.
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- Best fit · 8–11
- Read aloud · 7–10
- Independent · 8–11
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Works well for
- Reading together
- Gift-buying
- Reluctant readers
Preview before sharing if a child is sensitive to: scary imagery.
Bedtime suitability
2 / 5 · Better outside bedtime
Sensitive-child
3 / 5 · Mostly fine
Graphic intensity
2 / 5 · Mild
Best for
- Reluctant readers
- Funny disaster comedy
- Spooky comedy
- Wimpy kid fans
Avoid if
- Wants gentle bedtime
- Scared of zombies or monsters
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The weekend means no rest for Justin - just a zombie apocalypse, made worse because he lives beside a graveyard full of elite athletes, so the undead are terrifyingly fast. The comic-horror mash-up and cartoon-packed pages make it gleefully spooky fun.
- Surviving danger
- The underdog winning
- Adventure and freedom
Why parents love it
The zombie-apocalypse premise adds a comic-horror thrill without real menace - it's played for laughs throughout - while keeping the fast, image-heavy format reluctant readers love. A great choice for a child who wants a shiver with their giggles.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
In the series
Worst Week Ever!.
7 books · open the series →
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