Apocalypse Baby

Author: Anna Penn

Interest age: from c 14 years

Published on 8 October 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 256 pages
151 x 234 x 22 | 322g

Boy meets boy. Meets ... zombie.

When teenagers Max and Kiran find a baby crying alone during a

zombie attack, they make a split-second decision: rescue her.

Max has been surviving the wasteland solo since the ferinavirus

outbreak turned humans into ravenous monsters called ferals. Kiran

has been safely hidden in a farming community - until ferals

breach the walls. Now both are running.

Together, they trek across hostile territory toward a rumoured

settlement, the baby strapped to their backs. But they're opposites

in every way. As constant friction sparks into friendship, then

something deeper, they're forced to navigate first love while

keeping a helpless infant alive. And themselves. In a world designed

to kill them all.

Get ready for a heart-racing adventure in this post-apocalyptic

graphic novel

Perfect for fans of Heartstopper by Alice Oseman and The

Walking Dead

An outstanding debut by author and illustrator Anna Penn