It is presented in italics and seems unnecessary to the story. The one drawback is the insertion of an unnamed narrator who processes ideas about friendship a few times throughout the book. In Your Shoes Written by Donna Gephart Publisher’s Synopsis: The critically acclaimed author of Lily and Dunkin delivers another heartfelt story that will remind readers you never know who needs a friend the most, about two imaginative tweens who help each other find new beginnings. Gephart captures the natural ways of dialog between friends and sets up realistic family dynamics. When a flying bowling shoe accidently brings Miles and Amy together, their own points of view are expanded in the areas of friendship, self –discovery and acceptance. Since her father is off training to understand the business, she is left alone to ponder her grief of her mother’s death to cancer in her story writing. Amy, who wears a wedge in one shoe, has recently moved into her Uncle’s funeral home business. Miles loves his family’s bowling alley business and it is the one place that his chronic anxious thoughts can be stilled. This is a sweet story about friendship for readers in grades 5-8. Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on October 30th 2018
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