Dead Man's Party - Josh Reynolds

Despite formidable evidence to the contrary, Xander was magic.
Born klutz Xander Kruglov has twenty-four hours to learn how to raise a zombie, but he's unable to revive a half-dead cactus, let alone an actual corpse. If he fails, his parents will ship him off to Russia to study necromancy. Xander can't bear the thought of moving away from Shay. Not only is she his best friend, he's fallen hard for her. Luckily, Shay's ready to run with her risky Plan B.
Note: Dead Man's Party was previously published by Stars and Stone Books in the anthology Love at the Edge of Seventeen: A YA Romance Anthology