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book cover monday: middle grade covers

It’s been AGES since we last had a book cover post. Time to rectify that with some super-cute and stunning covers of middle grade novels. This is a post I’ve wanted to do for a while!

Let’s get to it!

Tuesdays at the Castle

The cheerful yellows and the spunky, bookish heroine of this cover never fail to make me smile. I really like the blue title font against the golden spiraling staircase, and the use of symmetry, height and light in this illustration.

Deadwood

A much more ominous color, though the illustration style gives away the genre. Love the way the title is incorporated into the tree and the way it pops out from the dark background.

The Time Travelers

I love the movement, the way the children are floating down, and the color contrast between the golds at the top and the blues/greys at the top. There’s a mystery in this cover that pulls me in.

The One & Only Ivan

Aww! Cute baby elephant! Spotlight effect! Bold title treatment, set off by decorative swirls. An eye-catching cover.

The Kneebone Boy

Deliciously creepy cover!

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Do you have any favorite middle grade covers to share?

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  1. Liana Mir says

    May 20, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    Love that first one! Hmm… I think my favorite middle grade ones off the top of my head were the original covers for The Giver and Gathering Blue. Oh, and all the Phantom Stallion books.

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    • Rabia says

      May 21, 2013 at 8:32 pm

      Phantom Stallion? *ears perk* Would those be good reads for a horse-crazy almost 7yo?

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  2. Liana Mir says

    May 21, 2013 at 9:34 pm

    Yuppers. They even handle the crush at an almost not there level. (Nevertheless, I totally ship Sam/Jake.) I haven’t read the Hawaii books (2nd series), but I loved the original series the whole way through. http://www.phantomstallion.com/

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    • Rabia says

      May 23, 2013 at 1:10 pm

      I guess I need to get them into Miss M’s hands!

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      • Liana Mir says

        May 23, 2013 at 2:50 pm

        Also, try the Winnie the Horse Gentler series. It’s one of my favorites.

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        • Rabia says

          May 23, 2013 at 3:18 pm

          Will do!

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  3. Tami Clayton says

    May 23, 2013 at 1:17 am

    Great picks, Rabia! I’ve seen most of those, read a few. Middle Grade books seem to have some of the best covers out there today, don’t they?

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    • Rabia says

      May 23, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      They do! So many covers these days are photomanipulation; it’s nice to see illustrated covers.

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  4. Ellen Gregory says

    May 23, 2013 at 5:59 am

    These are all totally new to me — what gorgeous covers.

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    • Rabia says

      May 23, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      They are fun. The Tuesdays at the Castle cover makes me smile every. single. time I see it.

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