title: Zach's Z Book (My Letter Library)
author: J. L. Mazzeo
description: Learn about zebras, zippers, zepplins, and other "Z" words. This title also available in bilingual English/Spanish versions.
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  The Z Strain
  
  
  Book One
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Tuesday, August 13th, 2019, 6:19 PM CST
  
  
  Flight 191 from Chicago O’Hare to Denver International
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Gwen Harris walks down the isle of an airplane with red seats. She scans the
  seat numbers as she makes her way towards the back of the plane, she finds her
  seat and places her small black carryon bag into the overhead compartment. She
  flops down into the airline chair and rests her head against the headrest. She
  takes a deep breath as she watches the other passengers moving around the
  plane, putting their luggage away, and getting settled into their seats. The
  airport had been chaotic from the moment she hit the curb. Gwen leaned her
  seat back and took her book out of her purse, thinking to herself that as much
  as she loved coming to visit her best friend Penny, she vowed never to fly in
  and out of O’Hare again. She took the bookmark out and began reading.
  
  
  At thirty-two years of ag