![]() I think I was so happy to have a book I didn't care what the hell the cover looked like. "I didn't have any say with the first book. I believe I threatened to leap out of my editor's office window at Random House. Now, my first reaction to the hard cover version of Mexican WhiteBoy (above left) was a different situation. "Anyway, the first time I saw the We Were Here cover I was like, Damn, man! Finally! I really liked it right away. ![]() Check out both versions, the old is on the left, new on the right: He also redid the cover of my second book, Mexican WhiteBoy - it's SO MUCH BETTER. My editor, who has a really good eye for jacket art, dug his stuff and Random House agreed to give him a shot. Nick Haas, a very talented graphic artist in Chicago, did all the art for the movie version of my first book, Ball Don't Lie. "This is my third book, and it's the first time I got to bring in my own guy (or at least recommend him). But covers and titles are the same for me - I don't think I deserve to think about them until I've done the heavy lifting and finished the book. ![]() I just remember thinking, Man, I hope my cover looks cool. Here's Matt:"I never really had a vision for my We Were Here cover. ![]() I really loved Matt de la Peña's We Were Here, and I had to ask him about its unique and somewhat dreamy cover.
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