This Is Not a Test: A Novel

Courtney Summers

Jun 2012 · Sold by St. Martin's Griffin

About this ebook

Classic Courtney Summers with a brand new look and exclusive bonus material! This ebook edition of This is Not a Test includes a discussion guide and the novella sequel, Please Remain Calm.

It's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors and one bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn't sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she's forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by, the motivations for survival change in startling ways and soon the group's fate is determined less and less by what's happening outside and more and more by the unpredictable and violent bids for life—and death—inside. When everything is gone, what do you hold on to?

Also available from Courtney Summers: I'M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller based loosely on The Epstein case.

Ratings and reviews

when I first picked up this book I didnt realize it was an apocalypse story, so I started this getting thrown through a loop within a couple of paragraphs. this story was intense and Sloane went through a lot, but even when she was acting irrational or crazy I was on her side and I understood why she did as she did. it's a wonderful book with brilliant characters, highly recommended.

Good book! I read it in a day (which is bad since it is finals week). Very action packed, liked the slight romance, but the book left me feeling very hollow and sad I hope theres a sequel to tie up the loose ends!

If you like zombies, love, and heartbreak, this is for you. It hooked me so well I finished it in less than three days. Absolutely brilliant and would recommend to anyone who's into zombies

About the author

Courtney Summers is the author of young adult novels including Fall for Anything, Some Girls Are, and Cracked Up to Be. She lives and writes in Canada, where she divides her time between a piano, a camera, and a word-processing program when she's not planning for the impending zombie apocalypse.