And who wouldn’t be nervous around a cute new girl at school?! It’s not easy being a neurotic bowling enthusiast, who is also a little clumsy when he’s nervous. and try unsuccessfully not to spill it on Amy Silverman’s lap. Except when one of those shoes connected squarely with Amy Silverman’s forehead, I began to doubt the “lucky” part.Īre you hungry right now? Can we fix you anything to eat? Maybe we could make you your favorite dish? Will you tell us what you keep inside of it? Love spending time on the lanes, so a game or two before school is always my reason for getting out of bed in the morning. Miles Spagoski: My ambition to bowl a perfect game.

The Children’s Book Review: What gets you out of bed in the morning? Ages 9 12.The Children’s Book Review | OctoGet To Know Miles Spagoski-slightly neurotic, bowling enthusiast-from Donna Gephart’s In Your Shoes, the story of two middle school students who discover that it’s not always clear who could use a friend the most. Told from the alternating perspectives of the endearing protagonists, the novel humorously verifies that loss can lead to surprising beginnings. Though tossed-shoe victim and crackerjack bowler are destined to become close, the build to this inevitability is entertaining, as Miles awkwardly attempts to make amends, and Amy, when she's feeling blue, composes an ongoing story about a peasant girl who also gets hit in the head. The tweens meet under unfortunate circumstances on Amy's first day of school: before Amy even enters the building, Miles's lucky bowling shoe gets tossed in the air and clonks her on the head. He misses his grandmother, who died a year ago, and is worried about his ailing grandfather.

Meanwhile, Miles Spagoski, whose family owns Buckington Bowl, the local bowling alley, is also feeling sorrow, as well as anxiety. Still grieving over her mother's recent death, Amy Silverman is not happy about moving from Chicago to Buckington ('Borington'), Pa., to live with her uncle above his funeral home. This clever story about friendship, loss, and bowling shoes by Gephart (Lily and Dunkin) traces how two miserable middle schoolers strike up an unexpected friendship.

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