The Eye of Zeus

PERFECT FOR MIDDLE GRADE READERS, KIDS' BOOK CLUBS, AND ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS: This series is targeted at younger readers interested in fantasy but not ready for longer, dense reads—a huge audience.

WILL APPEAL TO AUTHOR’S ESTABLISHED AUDIENCE: The author has a strong following with the launch of the last series, The Witches of Orkney, selling almost 5,000 copies in its first few months. The authors’ fans often start as toddlers with her four award-winning children’s books that have garnered five-star reviews from Foreword Reviews, before moving onto her award-winning middle grade series, The Legends of Orkney (which won almost 10 awards including the 2017 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards: Gold Medal, Best Book Series – Chapter Book and received a five-star review from Foreword Reviews).

CONNECTED TO NATIONAL LITERACY FOUNDATIONS: The author’s Rise Up Foundation has donated over 40,000 books to schools to support literacy, and partners with national literacy organizations like First Book and Reading is Fundamental to connect students with the message that Reading is a Superpower.

PREPUB BUZZ: This book has already received a stellar review from Publishers Weekly’s BookLife Prize Critic’s Report.

EXCITING ADDITION TO AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR GENRE: Tween adventure fantasy novels continue to rise in popularity, with competitors like Rick Riordan bringing out similarly themed books.