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  • A cover with fire on the left edges and ice on the right edges centering around a girl in shorts and a tank top, raising a sword high and summoning lightning in front of a massive purple-y european dragon inside some sort of arena. The title: Child of the Dragon is written across the center in a curly, silver font, and the author name is in a smaller version of the same and says Ashley N.Y. Sheesley.

    Child of the Dragon

    March 10
  • Two characters stand shoulder to shoulder smirking at each other. The girl has her arms crossed in a short black lace dress with fingerless gloves. Her black hair is braided into buns at the nape of her neck. The boy has chin length black hair and olive skin. He's wearing a maroon kitesurfing shirt and jeans. They stand in front of a large wrought iron gate covered in vines outside a dark turreted mansion. The title covers the image: You're Dead to Me Reed Walker. Above it is the tag line: They'd kill each other. If they weren't already dead.

    You’re Dead to Me, Reed Walker

    May 12
  • The cover shows a young girl swimming in the ocean, her body like a shadow. She is red-haired. There are vibrant pink and orange coral reef beneath her. Above her is the watery shape of a woman representing Moana, the ocean. Moana wraps the young girl in her arms. Moana's body is all blue, made of water, fish, waves, and bubbles. In the center is the title of the book in thin, gold letters: Salt Water Blood. The author's name, Manuia Heinrich, is written in white at the bottom of the cover.

    Salt Water Blood

    November 17
  • Cover for Socks and Secret Quests, showing four preteens holding various quest weapons standing in front of a cozy-looking cottage with light shining out of the windows. The girl in the front holds knitting needles and a ball of yarn. The book title is in gold letters.

    Socks & Secret Quests

    September 29
  • A girl and boy lean outside a window at a night sky, wisteria flowers carried by wind.

    The Free Verse Society

    March 24
  • The book cover for A House of Vipers by Emma Jackson. It depicts a navy blue boarding school uniform with a viper pin and blood spatter. There is a note tucked into the pocket. A backpack strap can also be seen.

    A House of Vipers

    April 28
  • Two teenage girls in regency attire are cuddling together on a chaise lounge. One is blonde with a blue dress; the other is dark haired and is wearing a slip and a dark green men’s coat.

    The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy

    April 7
  • Cover for Flickerstate, showing a young woman standing in front of a mullioned window in a dark library. The young woman is emitting controlled flames. She holds up playing cards that are also emitting controlled flames; more cards drift upward above her head. The book title and the author's name, F. A. Davidson, are written in all-caps gold font.

    Flickerstate

    July 28
  • A little girl is dressed in a kimono and a flower in her hair. Her arms are outstretched in a dance and there is a sun in the background. The book title, author's and illustrator's names are in all-caps.

    I Am a Bon Dancer

    March 24
  • Blue placeholder image that reads "Cover coming soon!"

    Bad Things Happened Here

    September 1
  • A boy in profile view, the focus zoomed in on his head and shoulders as he falls against a teal background. The boy has his eyes closed, with pale skin and dark brown hair that seems to ripple as he falls. Other items fall around him: a microphone, newspapers (including one that reads, MOTHER POISONS HER SON), and a pillbox with pills falling out. The whole scene has a sort of glitched out quality to it, with portions of Alex and the falling items blurring into rainbow static.

    Alex, by Proxy

    July 21
  • Cover for 72 Hours Of You: two teenagers standing in the middle of New York City. Hot pink steaks in a time lapse effect blurt past them as they embrace.

    72 Hours Of You

    September 1
  • Female race car driver and male race car driver standing in front of a track with open wheel race cars in the background.

    The Fast Track

    August 4
  • Cover of Spells to Mend Broken Hearts by Marissa Macy. The design shows a pink-orange background with sparkles, tarot cards, crystals, and a denim tote bag with tarot cards coming out of it. The bag has charms and a black cat keychain.

    Spells to Mend Broken Hearts

    September 15
  • Cover for Their Will Undone with a red background with gold sunburst and a condor in the middle on a green background, with a golden temple underneath and pink lily of the Incas flowers and golden vines throughout. The words Their Will Undone in white over top with the D and O overlapping like marriage ring. The authors name is at the bottom.

    Their Will Undone

    June 2
  • Cover for The Music of Us, shows the inside of a cat café. The barista, a teen girl with blonde hair stands behind the counter holding a cup of coffee. A teenage boy in a black leather jacket sits on a stool, strumming a black guitar as he looks over at her. Four cats are playing around the café.

    The Music of Us

    June 2
  • Cover for Space for Saffron, by Rie Neal. Image shows a 10-year-old girl with fair skin and red hair, wearing a bone-anchored hearing aid. She stands in the doorway of a coffee shop, holding a model volcano.

    Space for Saffron

    February 3
  • Cover for A Drop of Color, showing a Nigerian-American girl looking over her shoulder surrounded by vibrant colors. The girl has rich, dark brown skin, gold earrings, and black hair. The book title and author's name are written with a paintstroke font.

    A Drop of Color

    November 3
  • Cover for "The Three Beasts", showing a large black silhouette of a three-headed dragon on a yellow background.The looming dragon is looking down at the three main characters: Dima, Espie, and Keris, each wielding ornate kalis swords with wavy, serpentine blades. Within the dragon's figure are faint images of more characters (older-looking men) and more dragons of different species. The title is in all-black, stylized Gothic text with swirly flourishes. The Author/Artist is Grovey Pascasio, with contribution by Buddy Beaudoin (Letterer).

    The Three Beasts

    August 25
  • Cover for THE STARGAZERS, showing a blue-haired female astronaut in a background of stars and bioluminescent magical flowers with the book title and author name on the front in a fantasy font.

    The Stargazers

    September 15
  • Cover for Fleet of Wonders, showing an ornate ship-of-the-line on tossing seas against a sunrise. Surrounding the rising sun is a decorative circular gold motif reminiscent of a compass or a clock; toward the top of the cover, this gold motif connects with a decorative rectangular frame for the cover, adorned with three gold-outlined blue and purple Atropa belladonna flowers. Sea hawks swoop through the air, silhouetted by the sun.

    Fleet of Wonders

    October 27
  • Cover for "Casting April," showing an illustrated Chinese girl pulling back a theater curtain to reveal a stage. She is wearing a headset and a tracheostomy tube, and she's holding the script for a play called "Finding Primula." Onstage, an actor in an astronaut costume is looking into the spotlight. The book title is decorated with stars.

    Casting April

    June 16
  • Cover for We Became Wild, by H.D. Carver, showing an illustration of two teen girls with large hiking backpacks walking away form the viewer along a desert trail toward mountains in the distance. The sky glows orange and red. The title appears in large white letters across the top and bottom of the cover.

    We Became Wild

    June 23
  • Cover for How to Love You When You're Gone. A blond teenage boy, in a pasta-water yellow poleo, sits across from a brunette teenage girl wearing a yellow hat. They're at a diner, sitting in a red booth. The walls are bright pink!

    How to Love You When You’re Gone

    May 26
  • Cover for All the Scattered Stars, showing a dark green background with a predominate golden koru done in a distressed style. An intricate gold border of lines, dots, and swirls frames the edges. The title is spelled out in a bold, golden font and the author's name, Via Luino, appears at the top.

    All the Scattered Stars

    April 21
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