This Is Not a Test
by Courtney Summersliterary work· published 2012
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This Is Not a Test is a novel written by Canadian author Courtney Summers. It was first published on June 19, 2012 by St. Martin's Press. Summers reacquired the publishing rights in 2024 and a revised and expanded definitive edition of the novel, including the sequel novella, Please Remain Calm was republished January 13th, 2026 by Bindery Books. The novel takes place in a fictional Canadian town called Cortege, during the beginning of a zombie apocalypse. This Is Not a Test follows Sloane Price, a suicidal and abused teen girl as she faces the mental torments of her abusive father and being abandoned by her elder sister all the while reluctantly surviving alongside five other damaged teenagers. In 2013, it made the Inky Awards Shortlist and was a nominee for Silver Inky.
Adaptations (1)
This Is Not a Test was adapted into a 2025 film.
This Is Not a Test2025 · film · 103 min · dir. Adam MacDonald · IMDb ↗IMDb4.636MetacriticSloane and four classmates take cover in Cortege High to escape a world plagued by the infected. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of those who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands.
