Summertime Of The Dead by Gregory Hughes
[[gregory-hughes-rev]]Summertime of the Dead is an exciting, unrelenting second novel for teenagers by Gregory Hughes, author of the brilliant, prize-winning Unhooking the Moon.
Yukio embarks on a violent, destructive spiral of revenge after the yakuza-related death of his two best friends. Becoming obsessed with samurai ancestry and duty, Yukio rushes around his beloved Tokyo trying to avenge the losses he has suffered, as Hughes explores the darker side of grief.
While his rage swells, Yukio finds his ways are being unexpectedly challenged by the presence of his odd little cousin, Lump, but peace and closure seem to be increasingly distant.