As far as I know, it began in ’07.
A close up of sock-covered feet.
Pretty memorable cover, right? I would say so. That opinion must have been pretty wide spread, because the socks bandwagon got crowded quickly.
Numerous times, I thought the trend had run its course. I wouldn’t see a sock-covered book for a few months and assume that I wouldn’t see one for a long time.
But they kept popping up.
I really thought ‘09 would mark the end, but based on the following evidence, I see this trend continuing well into 2010.
Friend Me by Cathy Hopkins.
But that’s not all…
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne.
Where will the collection stop?
(Thanks to A Fuse #8 Production for the cover tip)
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Oof, that’s also a really bad photoshop job on the last one (unless the sock has helped dislocate her left ankle!).
I feel like there are more socks taking over…I’m going to have to look now.
re: dislocated ankle …
I think that’s actually caused by the edge of the book, which is hard to see here because of the white background. I imagine it looks better in person.
As for the socks…
I wonder if there’s been any increase in the sales of wacky socks since these covers began appearing.
Can we get a team assembled? An in depth study needs to be done.
it’s crossed into Christian fiction now.
See Saint Training my E. Fixmer from Zonderkidz
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Ah ha – another one! As always, thanks for the tip.