Sarah's Gimme a Call blog tour is in full swing.Who better to take advice from than your future self? This hilarious novel from the author of Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have), Don't Even Think About It, and the Magic in Manhattan series is sweet, entertaining, and all-too-relatable. The earlier version feels a little dated to me, but the final one is clean and crisp with great colors, and I just love Devi (she totally looks like Sarah, btw, adorable). And the iPhone.well, even though the magic phone in the book is a regular plain-Jane cell (no camera, no shiny touch screen) the iPhone on the cover represents the, um.um.um.aren't iPhones cool?' And the type is fun and whimsical, which hopefully speaks to the book. 'Well, the girl looks a lot like how I imagined Devi. And I'm kind of obsessed with her green eye shadow. She looks the most like the Devi in my head. In the end it came down to a brunette and a blonde.

'In the original version of the iPhone cover the model was looking up with a knowing smile. We all agreed that the iPhone cover was 'So Cute.' 'My editor asked for my opinion on the concepts, but since I don't always trust my own opinion, I forwarded them to my teen cousins. A very blinged-out cell on a hot pink background. Girl leaning back off bed while texting. Two versions of the same girl, both holding cell phones, looking surprised and vaguely Disney-movie-esque. The art director (Kenny Holcomb) was amazing-he wouldn't stop until he got it right. 'There were earlier cover concepts, which didn't make the final cut. It was a big departure from the Magic in Manhattan covers (which I think are adorable, below) but I thought it was gorgeous. Except with alternating Devis-one at fourteen and one at seventeen. 'Have you seen the hardcover of GOOD GIRLS by Laura Ruby? With the cool reappearing girl on the cell phone? That's how I pictured the GIMME A CALL cover.

Loved this one!And the cover is way cute, so here's Sarah to talk about how it came about: The back-and-forth between past and present Devi is quick and funny as she tries to figure out if her fate is changeable. Sarah Mlynowski's Gimme a Call is a magical summer read! When Devi drops her phone in the mail fountain, she fishes it out to discover that it only calls one number: her number.

Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski