The living dead are old news.Skeletons coexist harmoniously with the living public. Some are so docile that vandals decorate, costume, and commercialize them. Even in the streets of Arlington, VA, where the dead outnumber the living, they make little difference.Then public opinion sways. Voters see something they want.A body attacks and spills the chemical contents of its skull onto Teddy, instantly curing the young boy of his chronic illness. Patricia and Daniel, his divorced parents, must cooperate to shield Teddy from the many special interests that see opportunity in his newfound health.What begins as a referendum on longevity turns into a political minefield. Risen bodies are identified as members of the 13th Army, the same infantry unit that liberated a Nazi experimental lab. Dr. Josef Spiegel's quest for an Übermensch army did not fail, as history ruled, but laid dormant, waiting to bloom.GRASSROOTS UPRISING is a supernatural thriller about the politics of the living dead, a broken family that must cope, and a Constitutional crisis that crosses party lines.