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Hanging with Vampires (A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural #1)

by Insha Fitzpatrick (Author)

Hanging with Vampires (A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural #1)
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Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural
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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.

Hanging with Vampires is the first book in the Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural series, a hilarious and haunting exploration of how myths and legends shape our lives. Sink your fangs into vampire lore and literature with enchanting illustrations and fun activities, like making garlic bread. It's a spooky world out there-grab your guide, and let's go! 

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Fans of all things supernatural will be horrified--and highly entertained.

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Fitzpatrick focuses on vampires in a fang-in-cheek tone...any good guidebook leaves readers feeling prepared, and this one is no exception.

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Kids' Indie Next List Pick

"[Insha Fitzpatrick] gives kids, the shaky and the brave, the encouragement to learn about vampires in other cultures and other times...the kid who loves monsters will love Hanging with Vampires, too."—Terri Schlichenmeyer for the Bristol Herald Courier

"I absolutely loved it! This book really is perfect for kids who are interested in vampire lore whether that be in pop culture or folk traditions from around the world. Loved Lilla Bölecz's illustrations, they are so charming."—Bree Paulsen, author of Garlic and the Vampire

"You'll eat up this fang-scinating look at vampire mythology! It's terror-ific!"—Anne Marie Pace, author of Vampirina Ballerina
Insha Fitzpatrick
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!
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781683693413
Lexile Measure
980
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Quirk Books
Publication date
March 20, 2023
Series
A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural
BISAC categories
JNF025000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | General
JNF052030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
JNF008000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Paranormal & Supernatural
Library of Congress categories
Vampires

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