It's eighth grade now. And Parkland Middle School is in an uproar.
Young readers all over the U.S. and internationally have read, discussed
and loved Doug Wilhelm's The Revealers. This is the next chapter. It's
about rumor-spreading and more--a romantic triangle, a boy's secret,
online creativity as well as cruelty, and an expanded cast of characters
in a story you won't want to stop listening to. True Shoes is the
author's 13th work of fiction for young adults.
"True Shoes gets into your heart and won't let go. It shows us the
inner lives of real young people trying their best to look out for
themselves and others in a complex world. Highly recommended." --Stan
Davis, author of Schools Where Everyone Belongs and Empowering
Bystanders in Bullying Prevention
"To be a middle schooler is to believe sometimes that no one can
understand what it's like to be in your shoes. Doug Wilhelm's characters
show us how that needn't be so, and provide one unforgettable basketball
scene along the way. True Shoes is testimony to how standing up for
others can be more than just the right thing to do. It can set you
free." --Alexander Wolff, senior writer for Sports Illustrated and
author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure