The Magic Shoes
D. M. MILLER, Laurie Chittenden
Paperback
(D.M. Miller, May 11, 2019)
WHILE ACCOMPANYING HER MOTHER ON HER WEEKLY SHOPPING TRIP, TWELVE-YEAR-OLD WREN STUMBLES UPON A PAIR OF MAGIC SHOES IN A RESALE SHOP. WREN IS AMAZED AND REALIZES SHE HAS TO HAVE THE SHOES WHEN THE SHOES SPARKLE AND THE TOES OF THE SHOES TURN UP AND THEN DOWN AGAIN. AFTER WREN FINDS OUT THE SHOES ARE UNAFFORDABLE, SHE TRIES TO EARN THE MONEY TO BUY THE SHOES, BUT WHEN SHE IS UNABLE TO EARN THE MONEY SHE NEEDS, WREN’S MOTHER INTERVENES AND SURPRISES HER WITH THE SHOES. WREN THEN MEETS TI, A CHARACTER FROM ONE OF THE BOOKS SHE HAS READ AND GETS INDUCTED INTO A MAGICAL SOCIETY WHERE HER JOB IS TO USE HER NEW POWERS TO BEFRIEND AND TEACH UNTAUGHT CHILDREN TO READ.