Middle grade books
Risa Rodil – Martin McLean, Middle School Queen
Risa‘s bright, eye-catching book cover illustration for ‘Martin McLean, Middle School Queen’, published by Sterling.
In this middle-grade debut, Martin McLean struggles to find his voice – and his inner diva – as he navigates friendship, family, first crushes, and a whole lot of glitter.
Freya Hartas – Isle of Misfits 4: The Candy Cane Culprit
After a number of successful missions, the misfits have made quite a name for themselves! This time, their help is requested by a very special VIP – Santa!
Freya had great fun illustrating this festive cast of characters for Little Bee Books.
Levente Szabo – The Disaster Days
Levente‘s dynamic cover art for ‘The Disaster Days’, a new epic and thrilling survival story about pushing oneself to the limit in the face of a crisis. Available from Sourcebooks.
Christian Garland – Slamdown Town
In this series-launching debut ‘Slamdown Town’, puny 11 year old Ollie transforms into a star wrestler.
A host of larger-then-life personalities feature in this new middle grade fantasy story, all brilliantly brought to life by Christian Garland‘s awesome illustrations.
Available this January from Amulet Books.
Laura Catalan – Middle Grade Portfolio
Laura‘s superb middle grade portfolio shows off her talent for visual storytelling. Intriguing cover art combined with thrilling black and white chapter illustrations demonstrates her imaginative ability to elevate the text.
Freya Hartas – Isle of Misfits
Isle of Misfits is an exciting new creature-filled series illustrated by Freya Hartas, complete with a hilarious cast of characters such as a clumsy dragon, an ill-tempered fairy, a griffin with poor flying skills, and a yeti with a manbun!
The first two books in the series ‘First Class’ and ‘The Missing Pot of Gold’ are available now, published by Little Bee Books.
Levente Szabo: Elementals Cover Design
‘Elementals: Ice Wolves’ and ‘Elementals: Scorch Dragons’ – two exciting new cover designs by Levente Szabo.
This electrifying series from New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman about a brother and sister who must harness their powers and find their place in a sharply divided world is available from HarperCollins.
George Doutsiopoulos – Fuzzy Freaks Out
Middle graders will love this action-packed cover illustration by George Doutsiopoulos for ‘Fuzzy Freaks Out (Class Pets)’. This brand new adventure features a cast of pets enjoying some spooky Halloween fun and is available now from Scholastic Press.
Freya Hartas – Shadow of the Centaurs
Yay, our copy of Shadow of the Centaurs is here! The fourth book in the ancient Greek Mysteries series brilliantly illustrated by Freya Hartas is a dramatic & exciting adventure which will have readers gripped from start to finish. Available this October from Bloomsbury.
Vlado Krizan – The First King of England
So excited to see Vlado Krizan‘s wonderful cover art for ‘The First King of England: The Story of Athelstan’.
Written by bestselling author, Stuart Hill, this exciting adventure story is perfect for fans of historical fiction offering a fabulous insight into the world of Saxon Britain. Available this month from Bloomsbury.
