![]() Nevertheless, the cover for TWIFW, while still featuring a pony, is both more active and more vibrantly colored. “Standing there staring at a pony,” I pointed out, because of course staring is an active verb and ponies are always fascinating. In her School Library Journal blog, Betsy Bird said, “again with the kids staring out into nothingness,” and my own daughter commented that my heroine was just standing there. I loved that one, too, but I recognize that a substantial portion of my readers did not. It’s by Josie Portillo, the same artist who did the cover for TWTSML. So we’ve earned this cover reveal, darn it, and we’re going to enjoy it. ![]() ![]() But then, before THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE, (the prequel to THE WAR I FINALLY WON), I’d never been recognized by ALA or gained a spot on bestseller lists before. Cover reveals are kind of funky in that they assume that readers are waiting in such breathless anticipation of the release of the book that the first sight of the cover itself will generate drama, excitement, and joy. ![]() ![]() So-drumroll, please-today is the day you I have been waiting for: the official cover reveal for my forthcoming novel THE WAR I FINALLY WON. ![]()
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