Can the right pair of shoes make *anyone* feel beautiful? Franny is constantly embarrassed by two things in her life. One is her right 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. Franny’s first school dance is a disaster, so Margaret announces her latest crazy plan: They will travel to Italy to meet Salvatore Ferragamo, who will sculpt a pair of slippers especially for Franny. The idea is outrageous. The trip is expensive. And the experience changes Franny’s life forever.
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- ISBN: 9780439680493
- Author: Shreve, Susan
- Published: 2011 , Scholastic Inc.
- Themes: Disability, Self-esteem, Shoes, Social and family issues
- Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, United States
- No. of pages: 258