| Someone Else's Shoes Contributor(s): Wittlinger, Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580897495 ISBN-13: 9781580897495 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Alternative Family - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Depression & Mental Illness |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017057210 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.97 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 500951 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tackling divorce and suicide with a warmth and sensitive humor that refuses to be weighed down, Someone Else's Shoes chronicles a road trip that unites three young people in search of family and acceptance. Fans of Sharon Draper, Jo Knowles and Counting by Sevens will be moved by this tale of what brings us together when things fall apart. Twelve-year-old Izzy, a budding stand-up comic, is already miserable about her father's new marriage and the new baby on the way. Then ten-year-old cousin Oliver and his father, Uncle Henderson, move in with Izzy and her mom because Oliver's mother committed suicide only a few months ago. And to make matters worse, Ben, the rebellious 16-year-old son of Izzy's mother's boyfriend, winds up staying with them, too. But when Uncle Henderson--who has been struggling with depression after his wife's suicide--disappears, Ben, Izzy, and Oliver set aside their differences and hatch a plan to find him. As the threesome travels in search of Henderson, they find a surrogate family in each other. |