tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275253381289576604.post4799030553961291780..comments2009-12-15T14:18:23.891-08:00Comments on Lily Stone: Should This Cover Be Banned?Lily Stonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07575850427765103232noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275253381289576604.post-6275618553391980162009-10-07T18:33:42.580-07:002009-10-07T18:33:42.580-07:00You're so right, Rene.You're so right, Rene.Lily Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575850427765103232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275253381289576604.post-72423190757015434902009-10-04T20:20:03.323-07:002009-10-04T20:20:03.323-07:00My only comment is that the cover's a bit busy...My only comment is that the cover's a bit busy, what with the animal and tire tracks. I'm from Texas, and it's not a stretch by any means to see bullet holes in signs of all kinds, especially in the more remote areas. But the tracks I'm not familiar with. The cover's made to look like a sign, it should stay as faithful to the form as possible. As for the bullet holes, in particular the bloody one: isn't the argument against the anti-Harry Potter crowd (due to the "promotion" of witchcraft, etc.) that if the series is getting kids to read, then we should be cool with them; in other words, whatever gets them to read, let them read. Oddly, the same crowd (in general, it seems to me) who would be upset at the violence or the bullet holes are the very ones who would want such a story (so pro-environment from your short and cool synopsis) to be read in the classroom. I vote, De-busy, but keep the rest, esp. the bloody bullet hole. So cryptic, so curious. I'll pick up the book for that alone.René Saldaña, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08412465735757305285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275253381289576604.post-47037613145076182492009-10-03T20:08:28.321-07:002009-10-03T20:08:28.321-07:00Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Elaine. I hop...Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Elaine. I hope they keep the cover too!Lily Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575850427765103232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275253381289576604.post-60032934260427255432009-09-30T05:22:32.365-07:002009-09-30T05:22:32.365-07:00I think it's a strong cover with genuine teen ...I think it's a strong cover with genuine teen appeal - and what a bonus that it's true to the book! Sadly, too often book designers go off on a tangent that doesn't really reflect what readers will find inside the cover. I think it's a great pity that some teachers are so concerned about political correctness that they'd prefer not to look too closely or too realistically at the violence in the world we live in. I went to Bonnie Doerr's blog and looked at some of the other cover designs that were considered, and this was by far the strongest. Here's hoping Leap Books sticks with it.Elaine Marie Alphinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130116746072382940noreply@blogger.com