Today we have the pleasure of hosting a terrific cover reveal for 45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS) by K.A. Barson!
Before we get to the big reveal, here is a message from Kelly:
Hey, YABC! Thanks for joining me for the exclusive cover reveal for my debut YA novel, 45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS). While neither my main character Ann nor I are unbelievably gorgeous, I think the cover of my book is. The design team at Viking took care with each and every detail, right down to a spectacular font. Feel free to “ooh” and “ah” and even laugh a little, because that’s actually the look we were going for. You can find out more about Ann, the book, and me—including future giveaways—by checking out my website, www.kabarson.com or the Class of 2k13’s site, www.classof2k13.com.
Cheers,
K.A. (Kelly) Barson, (45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS), Viking)
And now on with the show!
Here are the numbers of Ann Galardi’s life:
She is 16.
And a size 17.
Her perfect mother is a size 6.
Her Aunt Jackie is getting married in 10 weeks, and wants Ann to be her bridesmaid.
So Ann makes up her mind: Time to lose 45 pounds (more or less) in 2 ½ months.
Welcome to the world of informercial diet plans, wedding dance lessons, embarrassing run-ins with the cutest guy Ann’s ever seen—-and some surprises about her NOT-so-perfect mother.
And there’s one more thing. It’s all about feeling comfortable in your own skin-—no matter how you add it up!
What a perfect-sounding contemporary! I’m looking forward to adding this one to my YA Contemporary TBR list. I can’t seem to get enough of them!
In honor of this reveal, Kelly is generously providing one signed (and/or personalized) ARC to one lucky US winner. Enter using the form below! Good luck!
I think it’s really cute!
The cover looks heavy. All those clothes. It’s nice
I like the cover and LOVE the title, but I wish I could see more of her body in order to solidify that her issue is weight loss.
Love it, Kelly! Thanks for letting us know about the reveal!
Congrats, Kelly! I love the idea of piling on the clothes, and it could be seen as symbolic of her true self waiting to be revealed.
What a fun cover, Kelly! And the book sounds wonderful. On my TBR list!
This is a fun cover!!!
SUCH a great cover! I love the title placement and fonts, and I think the cover perfectly illustrates what the book is about.
I love the cover — colorful and really shows visually what’s happening in the book
Love the cover!
I like it!
Really fun cover. Kind of drives me crazy that I can’t pull back those clothes and see her face. Love all the color!
I think the cover is clean and telling. It really makes me want to read the book!
Cute cover, I love the story idea better. I think there will be many who will relate to this story. I can’t wait to read it!
I think the cover is really adorable and I love the fonts.:)
Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your support and enthusiasm. Thank you, thank you, thank you, YABC, for such a great reveal. You guys are awesome.
I love the cover, because it is 1) timeless–I hate when a book starts to fade from regular classroom checkouts because the cover was trendy a few years earlier–2) the facelessness makes it universal and an easy “I am Ann” connection for lots of readers, and 3) it’s super cute!
Thanks for giveaway! 🙂
This cover is so intriguing!
I loved the cover. It made me want to read the book.
Great points. Totally agree.
Great cover and awesome-sounding book! Can’t wait to read it.
Great cover, and looks like a wonderful read too–congratulations!!
Congrats Kelly. I love your cover.
Such a cute cover and so fitting, too!
I love the cover! I am a size 22 so I feel that the cover portrays her trying on all these different closes in possibly different sizes to see what she can squeeze into.
I like the cover a lot because it’s different from what else is out there right now. I do worry a little that it might make it look more like an adult book and less YA.
The cover shows the burden, for girls especially, associated with weight. There is a definite stigma about needed to fit a certain image and it tears some girls up. I really like that her feet are turned in because it shows the nervous fear that goes with attacking this issue head on. I feel burdened just looking at her!
The cover is really intriguing! Though I thought the book had something to do with clothes rather than weight loss.
Kelly! How exciting! I love the cover, Love it, love it, love it! Cannot WAIT to hold the book in my hands! So proud of you!!!!!
It’s a great cover! I love the simple style, the font type and the color scheme!
I think that the covers says a lot, especially for those of us who are not a size 6. We try to compensate with clothes, and hiding behind other things. I know that this is not everyone, but teenagers especially are very self conscious. I believe everyone is beautiful no matter how big they are 🙂
I really love this cover !
Simple. I like covers where you can’t see peoples faces.
I love the cover. I like how it hides the girl under so many clothes. I’m sure there is a metaphor hidden in the book about that.
I think it’s very quirky and charming! =0) Makes me wanna read it!:):)
I think it’s quirky and makes me wanna read it! :p;):D
Its really cute!!
It’s a cute and quirky way to represent the book.
The cover intrigued from the first glance, and what’s even better is it relates to the story!
Ohhh this cover is fabulous! It’s catchy and fun, but I still expect so much from this book. So cannot wait!
Eeep! I love this cover – the cover by itself is super intriguing and combined with the summary – I can’t wait to read it!
I like it but laundry I don’t like HAHA
Fantastic Cover- Unique and Great Colors: Thanks for the giveaway 🙂 Good Luck Everyone 🙂
I love the cover. They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but the cover is THE reason I came and checked out this book.
Super cute cover. I would pick the book up at the store!
I really like the cover. It represents what the storyline is about and yet it does not show a girls face so you can put yourself in her place.
I like the cover; it looks like she has lost a lot of weight and is about to throw out her old clothes or she is carrying in new clothes.
I like it. Its attention grabbing and unique so that the reader wants to know more.
LOVING IT! 😀 I find it light hearted and insprational! 🙂
LOVE the cover! Makes me want to know more about the book : )