In Franny’s daydreams, Aunt Estelle had returned to New York City with no plans in the future to come back to Easterbrook. Franny had her mother to herself again. She would follow Margaret Hall to the kitchen and they’d sit at the table together, drinking hot chocolate and reading the letter from Ferragamo.'Signor Ferragamo says COME, so we’ll go,' her mother would say. 'Think of it, Franny! You’ll be the only girl in Easterbrook EVER to go to Italy.''When will we go?' she’d ask.'We’ll go immediately. Next week.'And every time she replayed the scene in her busy mind, Italy seemed more possible...Franny is constantly embarrassed by two things in her life. One is her left foot, which curls in from a birth defect, so she has to wear ugly, heavy, orthopedic shoes. And the other is her mother Margaret: beautiful, extravagant, flamboyant — mortifying, in their small Ohio town.But high school brings a whole new set of challenges for Franny: Everyone else starts dating, her friends are bugging her to try out for cheerleading and her first dance is a total disaster. Franny wants to lock herself in her room and never come out, but Margaret responds with a plan that’s crazy even for her: They will travel to Italy to meet Salvatore Ferragamo, who will create a gorgeous pair of shoes custom-made for Franny. The idea is outrageous. The trip is expensive. And the experience changes Franny’s life forever. Inspired by a true story, The Lovely Shoes is a tearful, joyful tale of mothers, daughters, journeys, Italy and the search for the perfect pair of shoes.
- ISBN13 9780439680493
- Publish Date 1 September 2011
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 18 February 2017
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Scholastic US
- Imprint Arthur A Levine Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English