Reviews for Rules of the Road
Review - Rules of the Road
Not very realistic, but entertaining. I can see how it would be an encouragement for girls.
Reviewed by Roger on 2006-07-31 20:40:05
Rules of the Roadby Joan Bauer | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - General" |
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| Pages: | 201 |
| Year of Publication: | 1998 |
| Date Added: | 07/31/2006 |
| Date Read: | 07/12/2004 |
| Notes: | Jenna Boller is too tall for a sophomore and she's not much good in school. Her sister Faith got all the looks in the family, but boy, can Jenna sell shoes! She's supremely happy at her after-school job at Gladstone's, where the big white sign over the door says "We're Not Just Selling Shoes, We're Selling Quality." When elderly Mrs. Madeline Gladstone, the crusty president of the company, chooses Jenna as her driver on a business trip to visit other Gladstone's stores, Jenna goes reluctantly — with trepidation at driving the huge Cadillac, and at the prospect of leaving her alcoholic father behind. But on the road, Jenna learns "great road truths" such as "Never eat at a place called Mom's, because it's a safe bet Mom's been dead for years." She also proves to be indispensable (possessing an eagle eye for shoddy quality and sloppy service), and soon learns to admire and love the irascible Mrs. Gladstone as well as her old friend, "World's Best Shoe Salesman" Harry Bender. Trouble looms in the form of a company takeover by Mrs. Gladstone's sleazy son, Elden, "Shoe Rodent," but Jenna summons courage and saves the day for quality shoes. |
| My Rating: | 8 |