Description

Discover everything about vampires in this laugh-out-loud nonfiction handbook packed with spooky legends, fascinating history, and weird facts perfect for middle-grade readers and mythology fans!

Are vampires real? Who was Vlad the Impaler? Do vampire bats ever feed on humans? Find out in Hanging with Vampires, a field guide for the curious and the adventurous. Crack open the lid on this guide and you’ll get:

• Bloodcurdling vampire mythology! What exactly is a vampire, anyway?

• Spine-chilling history and science! Uncover how the vampire legend got its start in the medieval ages. 

• A who’s who of vampires! Get to know classic, iconic, and terrifying vampires in pop culture, from Dracula to Adventure Time. 

About the Author

Insha Fitzpatrick is an author of books and graphic novels, including Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Rosa Parks, Hanging with Vampires from Quirk Books, and the co-author of the series, Oh My Gods. She founded DIS/MEMBER, a genre website dedicated to all things horror, and when she’s not writing, she’s catching up on obscure horror films or consumed by reality tv.

Abelle Hayford is a Ghanaian-American illustrator, character designer, and color stylist. Abelle's current body of work consists of diverse characters and narratives, good vibes, and a lot of pastel colors. Their past clients include Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney TVA, New York Times, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and The New Yorker.

Social media has played a huge role in Abelle's artistic growth, and they use their social media to share their art with others while also promoting other marginalized artists. In this effort, Abelle organized #DrawingwhileBlack, a viral hashtag to celebrate and promote Black artists around the world!