30 Covers, 30 Days 2011: Day 5

Happy Saturday! Hopefully, you’ll have the perfect weather for writing this weekend, whether that means a cold, crisp sun that makes the day perfect for writing in your notebook in the park, or a heavy rain that pitter-patters on your roof in time to your typing. Take a moment to find some inspiration in today’s cover, designed by the inimitable Jennifer Carrow:




James: or the Boy Who Eventually Grew Up by melbelle0418

Before Peter Pan lived in Neverland there were others. James was the first who lived alone until he and his fairy, Flare, met Lily. James and Lily started a home for the lost boys and girls who ended up on Neverland, all accompanied by a lovely fairy.

James was the accepted leader of the children who lived in the woods, and they all knew to stay friendly with each other because the more you think and feel like a grown up, the faster you will become one. Then a child is brought to the island, a baby who is more angry than any other child.

He grows into a boy fast, and an arrogant boy at that, who claims to be the leader of the “lost boys.” James enters into a downward spiral: he loses his fairy to a non-believing moment, his only girl he ever loved to the sea where she lives as a mermaid, and his best friend Lily to the plateau where her skin grows red and she calls herself Tiger. James ages quicker than ever as he tried to find a way to bring down peter pan.


Kentucky bred and Cooper Union educated, Jennifer Carrow spends her days designing covers at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and her nights in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter. See more of her work at jennifercarrow.com

Excellent! Love the cover, LOVE the story idea. If I saw this on the shelf, I'd buy it.

Do the names remind anyone else of Harry Potter? James and Lily were Harry's parents

This is kind of the coolest thing ever.

I want to read this story and this cover would make me pick up the book. I love it.

That is, literally, one of the best covers I've seen... in my whole life.

Wow! Love it!

Oooooh!!! Like like LOVE this!!! Congrats, Melanie!! Sounds like a novel that I would grab up in an instance; I love anything that has to do with Peter Pan and Neverland, and I don't think that I've ever thought of Captain Hook's past before...very intriguing. :)

I love all these covers, but I would have to say this is my favorite so far. And what a fitting spin on the tale, it just clicks. :)

This is just absolutely incredible!

Awesome cover. My favorite so far, I have to say. This is definitely one book I would pick up based on the cover.

Such a clever idea! This is probably my favorite cover and story that has won 30C30D. It's really neat!

Love the idea, applying the Wicked treatment to Peter Pan. Especially in the 2003 film, I really felt sorry for Captain Hook.

Ooh! I love this idea. I would definitely pick this up in a heartbeat if I saw it in a store. The cover is superb, too.

I'm so glad this cover got made. Both the art and the synopsis are wonderful! (This synopsis definitely got my vote. X3) I'd love to read it!

Fabouslus story i want to read it now too.

Favorite cover so far! I absolutely love it! And I also thought of Harry Potter when I read Lily and James. ;) But the way you used those names is really clever! I'd love to read the book once. <3

this. is. so. brilliant.
wow.
I really want to read this! :)

That's really cool!

Beautiful color, very attention-grabbing. And I would definitely read this if I found it in a bookstore!