Judging Books by Their Covers

What is a hunky guy like Joey doing with some loser sea lion? Or is that a seal? I guess it's true what they say: "All the good ones are into deep sea diving." 

From the inside flap: "Joey's courage and skill soon won him a fine reputation. But when he finally had all the jobs he wanted, the coming of Alaskan statehood threatened to change everything--to revolutionize the salmon industry and ruin all he had struggled to gain."

I think the plan to "revolutionalize the salmon industry" involves switching out the meat product.  Just a hunch.

Who's in trouble? Bark once if you know the answer.

They have made one of my favorite John Wayne films into a book.

The book cover teaches all budding artists a lesson: "If you can't draw the horse's body, use a bush."

From the inside flap:

"Forced to ask herself whether her father was indeed a criminal, Karen comes to rely on her own instincts and judgment in a tale of near-Gothic suspense. Part spoof and part tingling romance, Through a Brief Darkness is a major contribution to the suspense genre for young people."

My response:

Here we have an example of an unfortunate placement of someone's face.