When Amy must move from Chicago to Philadelphia, she's sure her life is over. She's leaving behind her best friend, her beloved dog, and memories of her mother. She knows her father needs the new job waiting for him, but why does it have to be in a funeral home, and why do they have to actually live in this house of death? Since her mother died, Amy has no idea how she will learn about the important things in life.
Miles loves that his family owns and operates a bowling alley. He is determined he will bowl a perfect game and that he will do it soon. Unfortunately, worries are constantly distracting Miles. He worries about his grandfather having another heart attack. He worries a frozen limb might fall from a tree and instantly kill him. He is obsessed with strange deaths and shares the stories he reads with anyone who will listen.
Starting in a new school in January means making new friends is very difficult. Amy is completely surprised when getting hit in the head by a falling bowling shoe results in the beginning of several special friendships. Miles may not have thrown the shoe, but it is interesting that the shoe belongs to him, and especially that he is wearing bowling shoes outside a bowling alley. Miles and Amy may just find out they have a lot in common.
Author Donna Gephart takes readers on an emotional ride in IN YOUR SHOES. Laughing one page and tearing up on the next means this read is full of surprises. I love the inclusion of a well-stocked school library and the name dropping of popular titles readers are sure to recognize or want to check out of their own libraries. IN YOUR SHOES is a perfect addition to any middle grade collection.
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