Here’s one with a recently released book and a book yet to be released. Remember what happened last time when two soon-to-be released titles had the same cover? Now, they’re not perfect double takes, but they’re really darn close.

First:

The Sky Always Hears Me and the Hills Don’t Mind is by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and was published September 1, 2009 by Flux. I like this cover a LOT – I like that we don’t get a face on shot of the girl and I love the cloudy sky. It fits the title so well. I’ve had this one on my to-read pile for a while but haven’t gotten there quite yet.

Dreaming of Amelia by Jaclyn Moriarty will be published April 2010 by MacMillan UK. Now on this cover, her hair is about the same color and has a similar aesthetic of loose pieces falling down her back, but the knot is on the side of her head, rather than on the back. She’s looking at the sky again, though this one is a light blue sky. The feel’s totally different than The Sky Always Hears Me but I like it.

Do you prefer one or another? It almost makes me think it’s a shot from the same photo shoot, so the same girl with a slightly different hair style. What do you think?