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Monday, July 22, 2013

My Book Has a COVER!!





Hi All!

I somehow won the Lucky Duck lottery and have
a book coming out next summer from
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

THE ACTUAL & TRUTHFUL
ADVENTURES OF BECKY THATCHER
is part origin story, part retelling of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer from Becky Thatcher's point of view.

The cover artist is Iacopo Bruno, who has done THIS COVER:

Lauren Oliver's The Spindlers

and THIS COVER:
Soman Chainani's The School for Good and Evil


and THIS COVER:
M.M. Vaughan's The Ability


and THIS COVER:
Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, Italian version

WANT TO SEE MINE???

A sneak peek of Becky Thatcher herself is below, but head over to the WriteOnCon blog (click the link below) to see the whole thing!
*By the way, if you want to leave a comment over there (and I LOVE comments!), you might have to click on READ MORE at the bottom of the post, then scroll down :)*

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64 comments:

  1. StinaJuly 22, 2013 at 5:44 AM

    Nice! :D

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  2. mshatchJuly 22, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    Wow! What an awesome cover! You must be beyond thrilled!

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  3. Tara DairmanJuly 22, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    Oh, goodie--another place to squee over your awesome cover! I'm such a fan of Iacopo's work! I especially love his cover for BLISS. But BECKY THATCHER takes the cake. :)

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    1. JessJuly 22, 2013 at 7:15 AM

      Don't you mean Gladys Gatsby takes the cake? :)

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  4. storyqueenJuly 22, 2013 at 7:18 AM

    Oh, Jess!!! I am so excited for this! Yay for Becky!! and what a gorgeous cover!!!!!

    Shelley

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    1. JessJuly 22, 2013 at 7:39 AM

      Thank you Shelley! Now there's only one more year to wait... :)

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  5. Dianne K. SalerniJuly 22, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    OH,OH, OH -- I LOVE it!! And I SO want this book for my classroom!
    You must be over the moon with excitement.

    And having original artwork commissioned for your book (instead of stock images) is the best, isn't it? I love how you shared the other covers by this artist. I wonder if I can do the same when HC lets me reveal mine ...

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    1. JessJuly 22, 2013 at 7:54 AM

      Thank you Dianne! And by all means, get the book for your classroom :) I feel really lucky that Iacopo signed up for the project!

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    2. JessJuly 22, 2013 at 11:33 AM

      And I'm looking forward to your reveal!!

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  6. KimberlyJuly 22, 2013 at 7:57 AM

    OMGosh, I love it so much!! It's so cool, the artist is awesome. I saw the tweet from your agent and dashed over to WriteOnCon to see it. AMAZING!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 22, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    Congratulations, Jess! So happy to hear your good news, and I love the cover.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 22, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Congratulations! I'm so excited for you!

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 22, 2013 at 10:14 AM

      Aw, thanks Catherine! And thanks for posting about it on your blog!

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  9. Lisa Gail GreenJuly 22, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    OMG!!! I'm SO excited for you!!! She's beautiful!!!!! :D

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 22, 2013 at 10:15 AM

      Thank you Lisa! I take that as an extra compliment coming from you~ The Binding Stone is GORGEOUS :)

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  10. Joan HeJuly 22, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    Congrats!!! This looks awesome :)

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  11. BethJuly 22, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    That is wonderful news, Jess! I'm so happy for you! It couldn't happen to a nicer person.

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  12. Andrew LeonJuly 22, 2013 at 12:18 PM

    I've been debating about whether I want to read Finn by Jon Clinch, a book about Huck Finn's father.
    What's with all the Mark Twain related stuff lately?

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 22, 2013 at 1:45 PM

      I guess something's in the water. His autobiography was released in 2010, 100 years after his death, so maybe that prompted an interest, though that's not what prompted my story. Hope you enjoy Finn if you end up reading it :)

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    2. Andrew LeonJuly 22, 2013 at 2:01 PM

      Oh, yeah, that's true.
      I want to read that: the autobiography, that is. I keep meaning to put it on my list and, then, forgetting. I should go do that now.

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  13. Kenda TurnerJuly 22, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    Congratulations, Jess!! To hear your book is being published is fantastic news. The cover is awesome. Can't wait to read the book. :-) Best of luck with everything...

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 22, 2013 at 1:45 PM

      Oh thank you Kenda! I always find words of inspiration in your blog and photos, and your congrats means a lot :_

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    2. Jessica LawsonJuly 22, 2013 at 1:46 PM

      Aaaaaaand that last part was supposed to be a smiley face sign :) Fingers must be getting tired...

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    3. Kenda TurnerJuly 22, 2013 at 4:08 PM

      I appreciate you, Jess! You've always been an encouragement to me :-)

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    4. Jessica LawsonJuly 22, 2013 at 8:34 PM

      You're so sweet :)

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  14. Shannon LawrenceJuly 22, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    Oh, I love it! What fantastic cover art. Congratulations!

    Shannon at The Warrior Muse

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  15. Becky WallaceJuly 22, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    L.O.V.E. I.T.!!!

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  16. Natalie AguirreJuly 22, 2013 at 5:49 PM

    Congrats Jess! SO excited for you. You should e-mail me and we can do an interview at Literary Rambles when your book releases. How awesome!

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 22, 2013 at 8:33 PM

      Thanks so much, Natalie! I would LOVE to do an interview over at Literary Rambles next year :)

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  17. SlamdunkJuly 22, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    Classy cover Jess. You must be thrilled, and congrats on the upcoming release.

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  18. E. ArroyoJuly 22, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    Wow! How did I miss this? Congrats!! I'm soooo happy for you!!

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    1. JessJuly 23, 2013 at 10:17 AM

      Thank you! I never did an agent or book deal post, so it might seem kind of out of the blue :)

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  19. Amy MakJuly 22, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    Congratulations, Jess! I LOVE the theme and can't wait to read it - I am such a huge fan of Tom Sawyer and Huck. Yea for you!

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  20. Michelle MerrillJuly 23, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    I can't wait to see it! That's SOOOOOO awesome! Heading over there now :)

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  21. Elizabeth Varadan, AuthorJuly 23, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    Wow, congratulations. So happy for you! And what a brilliant idea: Tom Sawyer's tale from Becky's viewpoint. I'll bet even Twain would have liked that!

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 23, 2013 at 4:00 PM

      Thank you! Not sure if Twain would necessarily be a fan~ I messed with his characters a bit :)

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  22. Melodie WrightJuly 23, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    HUGE congrats!!! You need to add this to your profile, ASAP! I can't WAIT to read this. WOOT! *dances*

    How is your WIP coming along?

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    1. JessJuly 23, 2013 at 7:15 PM

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    2. Jessica LawsonJuly 23, 2013 at 7:38 PM

      Thank you! Sending you an email about that WIP :)

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  23. Jessica LawsonJuly 23, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    Thank you.! Sending you an email about that WIP :)

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  24. Martina BooneJuly 24, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    CONGRATS! That's fantastic news, and the cover is just lovely. And you couldn't have landed with a more fabulous publishing house!

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 24, 2013 at 10:45 AM

      Thank you, and that's right! We're pub house sisters!

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  25. AnonymousJuly 24, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    Oh, Jess! Congratulations! I had no idea you were getting published and that is just so exciting and fantastic- I'm so happy for you! I cannot wait to see the cover in full- such an amazing artist, whose work I really love! It already looks amazing! Congratulations again!

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 26, 2013 at 7:40 AM

      Thanks, Romi! So glad you like the artist and the cover!

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  26. Margo BerendsenJuly 25, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    I love your book cover artist! And that rendering of Becky, just on that face ALONE I want to read this book, but then to find out her relationship to Tom Sawyer. That title is perfect! Happy dance!

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    1. Jessica LawsonJuly 26, 2013 at 7:41 AM

      I love Iacopo's work, too~ he's pretty darn awesome! Thanks for the kind words :)

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  27. DEZMONDJuly 28, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    wowzer, Jess, Bruno is such an amazing artist! Such lovely characters on your cover as well! Congrats

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  28. Caryn CaldwellAugust 1, 2013 at 1:00 PM

    WAIT! You have a book coming out??? How did I not know this? (DID I know this? I don't think so.) Anyway, huge congratulations! Am off to look at your cover now.

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    1. Jessica LawsonAugust 4, 2013 at 3:06 AM

      Yeah, I kind of skipped that "I got an agent" and "I got a book deal" posts~! Time got away from me and then the timing was just off :)

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