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  • Cover for Where the Light Shines In shows a young teen girl in a blue hoodie and red Converse sneakers standing on a beach facing out to the sea. In the distance, a white-and-green ferryboat can be seen passing by. At the girl's feet is a black-and-white Boston Terrier. A stormy, late-afternoon sky is overhead, with pinkish-orange rays of sun breaking through the clouds. The title font is rendered in swirly, variegated golden letters.

    Where the Light Shines In

    September 27
  • In the center, beneath banners depicting a rolling pin and a whisk, a girl and a boy stand back to back. Flames emanate around them as paper butterflies fly between them. The paper edges are covered in lit flames.

    All We Hunger For

    June 23
  • The illustrated cover of Just Ask Elsie by Ari Koontz features a young white girl with blonde hair, standing in the middle of a school hallway and holding a stack of purple magazines that read "Elsie's Puberty Zine." Around her are cut-out doodles of birds and bees, hearts and emojis, and the progress pride flag. In the background, other students stand in front of blue lockers, watching and whispering. The title words are in mismatched fonts, with "Elsie" handwritten in gold sharpie over a piece of purple duct tape. The overall art style is soft-textured but bright, with pastel colors and rounded lines.

    Just Ask Elsie

    June 16
  • Colorful dots make up title and a girl with long brown hair is painting the letter O. She is holding an easel. Behind her is a yellow Labrador with his tongue hanging out.

    Roxie in Color

    June 2
  • 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
  • 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
  • A dark blue, starry cover for MIDNIGHT ON THE CELESTIAL by Julia Alexandra. A black cruise ship surrounded by skulls, gold filigree, and red aerial silks.

    Midnight on the Celestial

    March 3
  • The book cover depicts a sunset of blended pink, blue, and orange behind a small town nestled in the mountains. A teenage girl and boy are featured in the center standing on the home plate of a baseball field, surrounded by the glowing stadium lights. He stands behind her, his hands on her waist as she grips a baseball bat as if ready to take a turn in the box. Both look at each other lovingly. The title is written in loopy white text above the main characters, and the author’s name is written in pink near the bottom of the image.

    Meet Me Under the Lights

    March 3
  • Cover the Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights shows a girl and boy sitting on a red checkered picnic blanket on a grassy field covered in white flowers in front of a two story farmhouse with white walls and a red roof. It is night time and there are fireworks in the sky. Two Secret Service agents, a man and woman, in dark suits watch the couple from the background.

    Stars, Stripes, & Summer Nights

    May 12
  • A girl and boy lean outside a window at a night sky, wisteria flowers carried by wind.

    The Free Verse Society

    March 24
  • Full moon, ruined church walls, two boys on the brink of a kiss that will change their lives.

    The Boy with the Heart of Sea Glass

    June 9
  • A stylized book cover with ornate pink borders and gothic flourishes. The large word “Beth” appears at the top in white cursive letters, dripping with blood. Below it, in bold block letters, are the words “IS DEAD.” At the bottom, the author’s name “Katie Bernet” is written in a classic serif font. The design has a dramatic, high-contrast aesthetic with a mix of elegance and horror.

    Beth Is Dead

    January 6
  • 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
  • Cover for Spikes, Dice and Other Variables. Two teenagers sitting in a classroom with a purple and yellow color scheme. On the left, a white girl with long, wavy blonde hair sits cross-legged on a yellow desk, wearing a teal hoodie. She is holding a volleyball and gazing thoughtfully at the boy to her right. On the right, a white boy with tousled brown hair and black-rimmed glasses is dressed in a red sweater. He is smiling, looking at the girl The title "SPIKES, DICE, & OTHER VARIABLES" is prominently featured at the top in bold, yellow lettering. Below this, "Harper Kinsley" appears in the bottom left corner.

    Spikes, Dice and Other Variables

    September 15
  • The cover of A BARISTA'S GUIDE TO LOVE & LARCENY, featuring a young couple staring at each other. The girl has purple hair in a braid, white skin, and a white sweater with an amethyst necklace. A crow with turquoise feathers sits on the girl's shoulder. The boy has brown hair, tan skin, and a brown sweater. There is a mug of coffee and several bottles on the table where they sit. The backdrop is blue and purple, filled with clouds and stars.

    A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny

    January 13
  • In the bottom left and right are two temples, and both are foregrounded by blue and red flames. PRODIGAL TIGER is in the center of the cover. There are flames reaching up all across the cover in shades of blue, red, pink, orange, and green. A Malaysian-Chinese girl stands in the top center of the cover, accompanied by a white blue and white tiger. At the top is Samantha Chong's name.

    Prodigal Tiger

    March 17
  • Cover for Death Card, showing a Black teen girl with box braids holding a tarot card, the Death Card, in front of her face.

    Death Card

    August 11
  • Cover for Last to Leave, showing a holographic image of a mansion, in orange and teal hues with a variety of items that could be used as murder weapons hovering in front of the mansion. All holographic images seem to be projecting from a phone at the base of the cover, lying on it's side and facing up. The author's name, Teresa Richards, is written on the edge of the phone. The title, Last to Leave, is in a dark purple hand-lettered font that playfully mimics 1920's flapper style. A tagline at the top of the cover reads: Murder mystery game. 1920's theme. Which streamer will earn the most fans?

    Last to Leave

    June 2
  • The cover of the Lustrous Dark: The silhouette of a girl facing the entrance to a cave of luminous crystal pillars that swirl with pink, blue, and purple. She is surrounded by a dark, foreboding forest.

    The Lustrous Dark

    May 19
  • Cover for We've Hit Turbulence. Illustrated characters of a tall white man with short brown hair and a shorter woman with curly dark brown hair stand back to back, looking over their shoulders at each other. Both are wearing flower leis and have rolling suitcases next to them. They stand on a small island with white sand set in a blue ocean with a pink sunset sky behind them.

    We’ve Hit Turbulence

    January 13
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