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It’s a slow month for YA publishing, but there are two standout covers this month.

Jaded by Monica McKayhan The Musician's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap

One more stock photo coincidence

Nov-30-2008 By Keri

Leila at Bookshelves of Doom pointed out the similarities between the covers of Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers and Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Looking at the December 08 releases, I found yet another copycat cover.

Jaded by Monica McKayhan Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers Dirty Laundry by Daniel Ehrenhaft

Two books released in the same month with the same cover art? If I had any photography ability I think I would make a lot of money shooting stock photos of teenagers and exclusively licensing them for YA book covers.

Oddly, this month isn’t the best month for book covers. Some of them look nice but they aren’t anything spectacular. There are a lot of series books out this month so the covers just don’t stand out. So I crown just one book this month.

Getting the Girl: A Guide to Private Investigation, Surveillance, and Cookery by Susan Juby Graceling by Kristin Cashore Losers by Matthue Roth
Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Vibes by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Must Love Black by Kelly McClymer Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford The Ghost's Child by Sonya Hartnett
Deadville by Ron Koertge Jars of Glass by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler Paper Towns by John Green

*For the record, I like both of these, but the one on the left is more to my taste.

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year by Amy Belasen and Jacob Osborn
Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before by David Yoo Popular Vote by Micol Ostow Play Me by Laura Ruby