Here are three choices for the cover of I’ve Never Lived Here. Please let me know which you like.
The bicycle for Alex represents transportation, travel, adventure, escape, and freedom.
For the second one, the watercolors are imperfect like the characters in the story. Despite this, they still evoke a sense of beauty. The orientation of imagery to title reflects the tension of being not quite settled, in the space in between.
In the third one, the sneakers tossed over the telephone wire reflects youth and harmless rebellion. Sneakers also represent Alex’s coming-of-age struggle to feel comfortable in his own skin — walking in his own shoes. Learning to stand in who he is.
While I like this one, Alex doesn’t spend enough time in New York City for the skyline to fit. It could, of course, be changed to a scene that is more suburban/semi-rural.
Peg Moran 