- 18 girls said yes
- 6 girls said no
- 1 boy said yes
- 23 boys said no
Those that said they wanted to read it were really interested in it - as opposed to just being slightly interested.
The second cover is for Hexhound (the sequel to Firespell) by Chloe Neill. For this one I asked if the cover would make you pick up the book. Here’s what they said:Yes – cool green fire and hex is a curse so cool
Maybe – she looks really scary and weird
It looks interesting
Yes – she’s hot! (that was one of my boys)
Yes it looks good
It looks creepyYes because it looks cool and awesome
Yes because I like the color green (two said this)Yes it looks magical
No it looks kinda creepy.
I will say they were very interested in the cover whether they liked it or not. It elicited quit a response. But the weirdest one was when one of my students said the girl on the cover looked like Michael Jackson
Your students are hilarious, and I would LOVE to read both those books based on their cover :D
ReplyDeleteI just hate why some children don't give reading the time of day. They don't know what they are missing!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I totally see the MJ hint! Too funny.
ReplyDeleteAnd hey, as a 7th grade teacher myself, I really appreciate your blog.
That's so interesting. I wonder why most of the boys weren't interested in the first book. Maybe there needed to be a sword on the cover or perhaps the publisher was just appealing to girls. On the second one, I don't get the Michael Jackson statement. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI would choose them both based on the covers alone! I think it's a great idea to get that kind of feedback from them - really, if the cover doesn't appeal to them they won't pick it up to even see if they want to read it.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I love hearing what your students have to say. I agree with them mostly.
ReplyDeleteMicheal Jackson? That's funny! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear the thoughts from your students!
:) I LOVE these. What a fun feature. Bravo!
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