Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites – Chris Heimerdinger
In the novel that launched LDS author Chris Heimerdinger’s successful career, we meet Jim Hawkins, a teenage boy who’s been in a lot of trouble lately. He’s causing heartache to his parents and grandmother with his attitude toward church, and he needs a wake-up call in the worst way. His grandmother, ever vigilant about her family, says a special prayer that something will happen to Jim that will bring the spirit into his life. Garth Plimpton is Jim’s exact opposite. Nerdy where Jim is cool (or at least, where Jim perceives himself to be cool) Garth has studied the scriptures … Continue reading