Someone Else's Shoes

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 09/11/2018
ISBN: 9781580897495
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/30/2018
School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 88
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2018
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2018 pg. 126
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 117
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 500951 / Someone Else's Shoes
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8