30 Days of Books: Day 19

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Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)

The original cover toThe Changeover , by Margaret Mahy, is one that’s always grabbed me. Laura is not a conventionally attractive girl, nor is she entirely White. I mean, she’s not HIDEOUS, but it was clear in the text that she didn’t really fit in for a number of reasons. And here’s the book cover featuring her¹², and she looks as described, and she’s got olive skin and dark curly hair and looks kind of tired and what’s with that coin? That looks interesting. Hm, let me just pick this book up and huh! wow! Witches? Really?

Margaret Mahy… gosh. I read so much of her stuff when I was younger. She’s an excellent writer.

1. And note that her head is showing, she’s not a headless body, which is the current trend ↩
2. And note that her ethnicity hasn’t been whitewashed, which is the current trend ↩