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1.) The first book that I picked is the book that I am currently reading. **This book is called __A Bend in the Road__ and it is by Nicholas Sparks**. I am a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks and I have read just about everyone of his books! This is one of my favorite covers for a couple of reasons. To start I love the leading line with the yellow in the road.It is very mysterious and makes the reader think " I wonder where it's going?" I also like the lighting effect that was used. There's a variety of light and darkness which reflects in the book. The book is both happy and tragic and I feel that the lighting on the cover is foreshadowing this. I also like how the trees in the background use the rule of thirds on both sides, it almost fills the frame but there is light coming through in the middle. Lastly I like how he makes his name rather large with easy to read sans serif font, he did this by using a a box with color filled. This book is about a

2.) The second book I picked is another book that I read when I was having a hard time last year. **This book is called __The Bounce Back Book__ and it is by Karen Salmansohn.** Overall I think that the cover could have used a picture but there are other key elements that I liked so much. To start, I love the font. I like how the words flow together and the "O" being bounced down with a ball. This is good word play and I hope I will be able to do the same thing. I also like how there is a little synopsis because that is what actually made me pick the book in the end. It gives the reader a quick little summary. Lastly, I like the top half of the book is not covered and the middle section is where the title falls; this is achieved by the rule of thirds.

3.) The final book I picked is another book that I really loved. **It is the book __My Sister's Keeper__ and it is by Jodi Picoult.** The title is an exact replication of the book. The one sister is leaning on the other sisters shoulder because she is very sick and the other sister is constantly donation bone marrow for her to live. This shows how weak she is and how she would not be alive if it wasn't for the other sisters help. The other part I like about the picture is that it fills the frame. I like how it takes up the entire part because it makes you feel the pain of the child even more. The leading lines are also very well done with the girls arms and face this was achieved with the lighting. Lastly, I love the lighting that was used. The girls are mostly dark, but their is light shining in the back. Again, this is just another foreshadowing for the book. The picture, by it self, is a great work of art. I hope that I will be able to capture the feel of the book while I am designing my cover. The next part of the book that I really liked is the authors name. I like how she used the rule of thirds to take of the bottom half. Jodi Picoult is a great author and if people see that the book is by her they may just want to buy it even more. Her name is also easy to read with the sans serif font and color filled text box.