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Tennis Shoes Adventure Series: Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
Tennis Shoes Adventure Series Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites Author:Chris Heimerdinger Jim Hawkins has a bad attitude. What's more, he enjoys having a bad attitude about everything- especially about church. — Garth Plimpton is a fanatic. He's spent so much time studying the scriptures and thick books on archeology that he can't carry on a normal conversation with other kids. That's why they consider him a nerd. — Through an unusual ... more »chain of events, these two opposites become fast friends. It all began when Garth told Jim a simple truth:
"They really existed, you know."
"Who?" Jim asked.
"Nephites," Garth replied. "Every character in the Book of Mormon ate, slept, died, was buried . . ."
That statement, taken for granted before, would soon echo deeply in the two boys' minds- because they were on the trail of a chilling secret. At the root of this secret was a faded Indian legend that old men told children to make their eyes grow big. As Garth and Jim put the pieces of the puzzle together, they accidentally stumble upon a mysterious passageway hurling them into another world- an ancient American world.
Join Jim, Garth, and Jim's pesky little sister, Jennifer, as they journey in a land where the names Helaman, Teancum, and Captain Moroni are more than just words on a page. A world where danger and supsense are a way of life. . .« less