Kids/Teens Book Club discussion

So I was looking through the topic threads, and I was surprised to see that we have no topic about amazing book covers.
So here it is.
Share with us your favorite book covers. Covers that will blow our minds!

and pretty much any of Eva Ibbotson's books illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. He's such a good illustrator.

I also like (Shadrach in the fireplace is great), (although that could have to do with the hours I spent drawing it for a project in fifth grade), and

I'm sure I'll think of more to come, but these just popped into my head.

I really like the twin covers for "Desperation" and "Regulators"
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However, this cover of Misery is pretty cool, too:

Moving away from Stephan King books, I really like and

Also on the list, the Australian cover for Once:

My fav cover is : ..Its just too pretty!!

Oh! I just thought of another good one. So simple, but so good.

Kate, the Australian covers for The Book Thief is very good as well:

Those Book Thief covers are good. I guess it's just a great book in general.

Twilight has really good covers, although I'm not a fan of it.

The covers are interesting, but they have nothing to do with the books. (at least the first one doesn't) In my opinion the cover should be at least slightly related.

Kate, I believe the cover: has a little to do with the book. This is what I made of it:
It symbolizes the apple that Adam and Eve ate in the garden of Eden. That apple is also known as the forbidden fruit, and Edward and Bella's love is 'forbidden'.

Ooh really? I didn't know that, that's cool!

Taylor, I really like that first cover! :)

all the covers you listed are sweet, taylor

Booklover23 wrote: "Kate, I believe the cover: has a little to do with the book. This is what I made of it:
It symbolizes the apple that Adam and Eve ate in the garden of Eden. That apple i..."

Interesting. I still think the connection should be a little more obvious, but I will admit to being biased. I agree about Taylor's covers. I love good cover art. It's so fun to look at.

I just thought of these...

(Taylor's cover for A Corner of the Universe reminded me)

Thanks, guys! Cover art does a lot for a book... Plus, Kate's right: it's fun to look at. That's why I have all of my shelves on "covers" view... :)

Oh, I also love this cover for Pastworld


Taylor, you are spot on.
My shelfs are on 'covers' as well. Covers are extremely important. They are often what persuades me to pick up a book.
For example, Pastworld. I LOVE that cover, it caught my attention, and is one of the reasons I brought it.

this is the cover for my book. if you click on it it will get bigger :)

I think the coolest cover I've seen would have to be The Price of Trust.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80...

These are some of my favorite covers:

Hannah wrote: "Haley wrote: ""

OMG! I <3 the uglies series!"

I do too so far. I'm reading the first book. I don't really get the first book's cover though. Is that supposed to be Tally? Isn't Tally supposed to be ugly-the whole point of becoming a pretty?

Ooh, great thread topic, I'm so into book art, and collect some books just for their covers! (And if I order a specific edition, and one with a different cover arrives, I'm gutted!)

Is the topic limited to YA? Because I love old pulp paperback covers like


My current YA faves are

Jewelz wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Haley wrote: ""

OMG! I

I do too so far. I'm reading the first book. I don'..."

Thats kinda the point. She isnt actually *UGLY*, shes just like a normal person, but because she is told so by society, she believes she is hideous.

I think the third cover is particularly good, although I don't seem to remember the Specials having facial tattoos...?

Oh. I get it now. I'm now over halfway done and they explained that ugly people in their future are like normal people now. Ohhh...

Kate wrote: and pretty much any of Eva Ibbotson's books illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. He's..."
I had never seen her illustrated covers, only her YA books that have photos on the covers... I'll have to go looking for the ones you mentioned!

On a similar topic, is The Secret Countess the same as Countess Below Stairs? I know Magic Flutes became the Reluctant Heiress.

Yes, several of hers got renamed - I guess they thought the newer names were more interesting/intriguing.

I would have stuck with the originals. It's less confusing. And I know I like the name Magic Flutes better, as well as Countess Below Stairs.

The Secret Countess sounds mysterious, which I like... but I agree about Magic Flutes. I think it's weird in general to re-title books; it's kind of like saying we have to update everything for the next generation. Whereas classics are classics!

I agree about renaming books being weird-sometimes it works/is necessary but for the most part, you should just leave well enough alone. There's nothing wrong with the name the Secret Countess, but it sounds more like a pure romance story, I think, while the Countess Below Stairs...well, I think it adds another layer.

^I love that cover!

Come to think of it, I also like

Wow. Uhh....




There was another, but I forgot it. O.o It'll come to me eventually.

Oh! I remembered it!

I loved this book.

Jewelz wrote: "^I love that cover!

Come to think of it, I also like "

Oh! I love that cover. I looked at it the other day and just stared at the beauty of it.

Hannah wrote: "
i just love it... AND the book!"

Me too! I am obsessed with the Hunger Games... Its all I talk about on here!

I Like this cover. I read the book 2 times. Its an ok book.

Here are another few that I like (or that I just picked out of the "Beautiful Book Covers of 2011" list.)

I really like these covers. I don't know what the cover is for Trauma Queen, which comes out around the 27th, but supposedly it's not going to be the same with the jumping girl minus face.

Mockingjay
Catching Fire
The Hunger Games
Island of the Blue Dolphins

I love Island of the Blue Dolphins!!! It is sooo sad though! I read it 2 times!!

As a self published first time author I knew nobody and really struggled to find someone to do my cover. I was lucky enough to stumble upon an incredibly talented young art student called A J Hateley who produced a wonderful cover for me. Sorry for mentioning my own book but this thread gives credit to the illustrator and I think it's credit that's long overdue and richly deserved? Thanks

I love all of Ellen Hopkins' covers, created for her by Sammy Yeun.