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These eye-catching books have extraordinary stories AND look fantastic on the shelf! As part of the 2021 Kids’ Book Choice Awards, kids pick their top 5 Favorite Book Covers among these beautiful books. No Adults Allowed!
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Kids Vote for Favorite Book Cover
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Above All Else, by Dana Alison Levy (cover illustration by Levente Szabo, designed by Diane M. Earley)
Always Human, by Ari North (cover by Ari North)
All Boys Aren’t Blue, by George M. Johnson (cover illustration by Charly Palmer, design and lettering by Cassie Gonzales)
American Royals: Majesty, by Katharine McGee (cover by Alison Impey)
All These Monsters, by Amy Tintera (cover illustration by Katlego Phatlan, design by Jessica Handelman)
Apple (Skin to the Core), by Eric Gansworth
Archie & Katy Keene, by Mariko Tamaki and Kevin Panetta (cover by Laura Braga)
Attack of the Stuff, by Jim Benton (cover by Jim Benton)
Archie & Sabrina, by Nick Spencer and Mariko Tamaki (cover by Veronica Fish)
Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Shadow of Kyoshi, by F.C. Yee
The Art of Drag, by Jake Hall (cover by Sofie Birkin, Helen Li, and Jasjyot Singh Hans)
Belle Revolte, by Linsey Miller (cover by Billelis)
Betty & Veronica: The Bond of Friendship, by Jamie Lee Rotante (cover by Brittney Williams)
Blood & Honey, by Shelby Mahurin
Black Girl Unlimited, by Echo Brown (cover art by Noa Denmon, design and lettering by Carol Ly)
Bluebeard, by Metaphrog (cover by Metaphrog)
The Black Kids, by Christina Hammond Reeds
The Bookweaver’s Daughter, by Malavika Kannan (cover by Karina Granda)
The Boys in the Back Row, by Mike Jung
Camper Girl, by Glenn Erick Miller (cover by C.B. Royal)
The Bridge, by Bill Konigsberg (cover by Baily Crawford)
Cemetery Boys, by Aiden Thomas (cover art by Mars Lauderbaugh, design by Liz Dresner)
Camp, by L. C. Rosen (cover art by MDI Digital, design by Angelie Yap)
Chain of Gold, by Cassandra Clare
Cinderella Is Dead, by Kalynn Bayron
The Dark Matter of Mona Starr, by Laura Lee Gulledge
The Conference of the Birds, by Ransom Riggs (cover by Lindsey Andrews)
The Dark Tide, by Alicia Jasinska (cover by Helen Crawford-White)
The Cousins, by Karen McManus (cover by Alison Impey)
Deeplight, by Frances Hardinge
Elatsoe, by Darcie Little Badger
Everything Sad is Untrue, by Daniel Nayeri
Even Goats Need Closure, by Jane Donovan and Holly Trechter (cover by Jane Donovan and Holly Trechter)
Evil Thing, by Serena Valentino (cover illustration by Jeffrey Thomas, design by Alfred Giuliani)
Every Body Looking, by Candice Iloh (cover by Kristin Boyle)
The Extraordinaries, by TJ Klune (cover by David Curtis)
Fangs, by Sarah Anderson (cover by Sarah Anderson)
Folklords, by Matt Smith (cover by Matt Smith)
Felix Ever After, by Kacen Callender
Forget This Ever Happened, by Cassandra Rose Clark (cover by Luke Bird)
Flamer, by Mike Curato
Gamayun Tales I, by Alexander Utkin (cover by Alexander Utkin)
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, by Holly Jackson (cover by Casey Moses)
Havenfall, by Sara Holland
The Gravity of Us, by Phil Stamper
Heartstopper Vol. 1, by Alice Oseman (cover by Alice Oseman)
Grown, by Tiffany D. Jackson
Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O!, by Carly Usdin (cover by Nina Vakueva)
Here the Whole Time, by Vitor Martins (cover by Baily Crawford & Max Reed)
An Illustrated History of UFOs, by Adam Allsuch Boardman (cover by Adam Allsuch Boardman)
I’ll Be the One, by Lyla Lee
The Inheritance Games, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (cover art by Katt Phatt, design by Karina Granda)
Igniting Darkness, by Robin LaFevers (cover art by Billelis, design by Whitney Leader-Picone)
Ink in the Blood, by Kim Smejkal (cover illustration by Emiliee Rudd, design by Jessica Handelman and Kaitlin Yang)
Jughead’s Time Police, by Sina Grace (cover by Derek Charm)
Knee Deep, by Karol Hoeffner (cover by C.B. Royal)
Kent State, by Deborah Wiles (cover by Elizabeth Parisi & Tim O’Brien)
Legendborn, by Tracy Deonn
The Kingdom of Back, by Marie Lu (cover by Kristie Radwilowicz)
Lightbringer, by Claire Legrand (cover by David Curtis)
Little Creeping Things, by Chelsea Ichaso (cover by Kerri Resnick)
The Magic Fish, by Trung Le Nguyen (cover by Patrick Crotty)
The Loop, by Ben Oliver (cover by Maeve Norton & Vault49)
Making Friends with Alice Dyson, by Poppy Nwosu (cover by Maria Middleton)
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance, by Donna Barba Higuera
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (cover by Pam Consolazio)
Mulan: Before the Sword, by Grace Lin (cover illustration by Grace Lin, design by Soyoung Kim)
Neverland, by Andrew Kolb (cover by Andrew Kolb)
A Neon Darkness, by Lauren Shippen (cover by Victo Ngai)
Of Salt and Shore, by Annet Schaap (cover illustration by Ramona Kaulitzki, designed by Cathleen Schaad)
Never Look Back, by Lilliam Rivera
Palace of Silver: A Nissera Novel, by Hannah West (cover by Daniel Burgess)
Permanent Record, by Mary H. K. Choi
The Princess Will Save You, by Sarah Henning (cover by Charlie Bowater)
A Phoenix First Must Burn, by Patrice Caldwell (cover by Samira Iravani)
Punching the Air, by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
Pretty Funny for a Girl, by Rebecca Elliot (cover by Adela Pons)
The Ravens, by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige (cover illustration by Shyama Golden, design by Jessica Handelman)
Raybearer, by Jordan Ifueko
School For Extraterrestrial Girls Volume 1: Girl on Fire, by Jeremy Whitley (cover by Jamie Noguchi)
Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America, Edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (cover by Matt Roeser)
Season of the Witch, by Matt Ralphs (cover by Nuria Tamarit)
Sanctuary, by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher (cover by Maria Fazio)
The Seventh Sun, by Lani Forbes (cover by Kathryn Galloway English)
Skyhunter, by Marie Lu (cover illustration by Novans V. Adikresna, design by Aurora Parlagreco)
Somebody Give This Heart a Pen, by Sophia Thakur (cover by Laurissa Jones)
Smash It!, by Francina Simone (cover by Benjamin Wachenje)
A Song Below Water, by Bethany C. Morrow (cover by Alex Cabal)
So This is Love, by Elizabeth Lim (cover illustration by Jim Tierney, design by Geham Vardanyan and Scott Piehl)
The Sound of Stars, by Alechia Dow (cover by Mary Luna)
Spiked, by Jon McGoran (cover by David Parker)
These Violent Delights, by Chloe Gong
Straight On Till Morning, by Liz Braswell (cover illustration by Jim Tierney, design by Catalina Castro and Scott Piehl)
This Book Is Anti-Racist, by Tiffany Jewell (cover by Karissa Santos)
These Vengeful Hearts, by Katherine Laurin (cover by Elita Sidiropoulou)
This Is My America, by Kim Johnson (cover illustrated by Chuck Styles, designed by Ray Shappell)
This Light Between Us, by Andrew Fukuda (cover photo of Soldier by Jonathan Barkatby, design by Lesley Worrell)
TThe Voting Booth, by Brandy Colbert (cover illustration by Stephanie Singleton, design by Marci Senders)
Vampironica: New Blood, by Frank Tieri and Michael Moreci (cover by Audrey Mok)
We Are All His Creatures: Tales of P. T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman, by Deborah Noyes (cover by Matt Roeser)
Venators: Legends Rise, by Devri Walls (cover by Victoria Faye)
We Are Not Free, by Traci Chee (cover illustration by John Lee, photo-illustration by David Field/Caterpillar Media, design by Jessica Handelman)
What I Like About Me, by Jenna Guillaume (cover by Astred Hicks & Adela Pons)
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What if…? A Poppenohna Land Adventure, by Carrie Turley (cover by Lara Law).
Zero to 60: A Teen’s Guide to Manage Frustration, Anger, and Everyday Irritations, by Michael Tompkins (cover by Rachel Ross and Chloe Douglass).Click on each image to view more info about each title.
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