Best friends Rabi, Miguel, and Joe live near an Iowa beef packing plant with a history of questionable practices. But things go from questionable to apocalyptic fast when the factory proves the source of a zombie outbreak that only the boys can stop. Luckily, they have important weapons on their side, their quick wits and trusty baseball bats!

The book explores themes of environmentalism and social justice, while the focus remains on the task at hand—beating down zombies.