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Wanted: Book Covers with pictures of Insects

This may seem like an unusual request, but I'm working on a display for Teen Summer Reading Program and I need books that can kind of look like insects* (the theme is metamorphosis). The problem is that I can search for books about insects, but there's no way to search by cover image. So I'm appealing to the experts, and hoping that with your collective wisdom, you might be able to suggest some more titles**. I'll post a picture of the display when we're all finished!


*I already have Psyche in a Dress, Scorpia, Gossamer (paperback), Tithe, Fairy Wars, Kissing the Bee, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, The Patron Saint of Butterflies, The Secret Rites of Social Butterflies, Fly on the Wall, The Hand of the Devil, a couple Animorphs titles, Lord of the Flies, and The House of the Scorpion.

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I might also end up using books with flowers or plants too... so feel free to mention those titles in the comments as well


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8 things meme:

You all know the rules by now, right?

Since I've been tagged twice *...

1. When I find a new hobby, I can get very obsessed. My recent obsession: Genealogy. (previous hobbies obsessions include knitting, photo-editing, and earring-making). This could explain why I haven't been blogging very much lately.

2. I prefer to read books straight through, and I plan on doing so with the new Harry Potter when it comes out (though I might be willing to take a break for food... we'll see)

3. When I was in high school, my mom refused to get "that Internet thing" in our house, so I used to ride my bike to the library every Friday after school just to check my e-mail. Five miles each way! And then my mom thought I had a secret online boyfriend. ;)

4. I have over a hundred Snoopy stuffed animals. (see number 1). And I once got very bored, lined them all up, and took group photos.

5. When I was 5 or so, I liked to play "Library". My mom and I "cataloged" all my books (all 800 of them!) using our word-processor, and I made library cards for my dolls and stuffed animals.

6. My family was convinced that I was going to be a doctor because I liked reading books with sick people in them. Somehow they missed the whole book part of the equation. I even had a little apron that said "Doctor Sara." But hey, maybe I'll get a PhD...

7. I cannot stand Books about Talking Animals. Don't even get me started on Redwall.

8. Right now, I'm reading Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox (and yes, I know that's completely cheating, but it's really good and I'd rather read it than come up with an eighth thing)

*well, Jackie took her tag back... but I still think that counts.

Create Your Own YA novel

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One of my co-workers just sent me this, and it's hilarious:

http://www.davidlubar.com/yakit.html