Covering the Newbery (#82): Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Executive decision time. This is the final Covering the Newbery post. It just makes sense, people.
I started this series in 2010 as a way to have fun with book covers that were no longer causing much of a stir among young readers. But then I did 81 of them and the outdated cover thing became less of an issue as we approached the modern era. It seems time to call it a day. So for the last time…
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2003: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Original Cover:
My Re-do:
Side by side:
(Source image: “zaun” by westpark http://flic.kr/p/5z8U7h)
Filed under: Covering the Newbery, Covers
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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