Cover Reveal: PAIGE NOT FOUND
my queer, autistic middle grade is almost real!
There are many steps in the publishing process that are exciting, but nothing beats the thrill of opening an email and seeing the cover of my next book for the first time.
The cover for my debut middle grade, PAIGE NOT FOUND, landed in my inbox recently and blew me away! I’ve been waiting ever since to share it with you, and now I can!
Scroll to see my stunning new cover and read more about the book below.
CAN YOU BELIEVE??
There’s my Paige! My little queer, autistic kid! The star of her own book, front and center on the cover!
Some of the details I especially love:
Her noise-canceling headphones. I have very similar headphones that I wear every day.
The outfit. In the book, Paige wears her favourite dinosaur overalls a lot. Dinos are her special interest, and they play a role throughout the story. I have my own pair of dinosaur overalls that I love, too!
The Nucleus poster. This is a little more subtle, but if you look to the left of the cover, you can see an advertisement for Nucleus and The Dot papered over the brick wall. This is a big hint to who the villains are and what Paige and her friends must fight against.
All the gratitude to Allessandro D’urso for the perfect illustration, Christopher Stengel for jacket design and Elizabeth Parisi, the incredible art director.
ABOUT PAIGE NOT FOUND
An adventure story that examines consent and privacy in a way that books have not had to before this generation where everything is online.
A week ago, if someone had told Paige she’d be stuck in traffic with three total strangers on a mission to stop a global organization from controlling their minds, she would have laughed. But somehow this is real life.
As much as Paige hates the word normal, it’s a pretty good word to describe her life, and the kind of night she was having just before a single email turned her world upside down.
In an effort to better understand and communicate with their autistic daughter, Paige's parents enrolled her in a study without her consent. Without her knowledge they had a chip implanted in her brain that keeps track of her location and brain activity. It can boost the chemicals that affect her mood. Suddenly, Paige isn’t sure who she can trust. Can she even trust her own mind anymore?
Now the company that created her chip is days away from merging with the most popular social network in the world, that has a reputation for selling people’s private information to the highest bidder.
Paige feels betrayed and like she’s been robbed of her free will. But there is one thing she can do. The email includes the names and addresses of the other kids involved in the study. She can track them down and show them what’s been done to them.
Maybe altogether they can put a stop to this merger and figure out how to get their chips removed for good.
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 16, 2024
Already available to pre-order at select retailers!
AHHHHH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! I can't wait to meet Paige!!
This sounds amazing!