Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

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Dread Nation
Cover of Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Author(s) Justina Ireland
Published April 3, 2018
Publisher Balzer + Bray
Genre(s) Historical Fiction
Horror
Age group Young Adult


Dread Nation by Justina Ireland is a young adult historical fiction horror novel, originally published on April 3, 2018. It is the first book in the Dread Nation series.

Trigger Warnings

  • Death
  • Gore
  • Racism
  • Slavery
  • Violence

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Aro/Ace
  • Bisexual biracial main character
  • Black main and side characters
  • Indigenous

Tropes

Controversies

  • This book is partly based on boarding schools that Native American children were forced to go to. Several indigenous reviewers have said the representation is bad.[1]