She overcomes her own trepidation and her mother's refusal to allow her to take the responsibility and launches out on a summer long, cross country adventure. Jenna is reluctant when she sees the Cadillac she will drive. Madeline Gladstone, who asks Jenna to be her personal driver on a business trip to Dallas, Texas, for the annual stockholders' meeting. Her ability is noticed by the curmudgeon-like president and CEO, Mrs. She prides herself on getting the right fit for every foot. Jenna knows how to take care of her customers, finding just the right shoe for each one. There are things sixteen-year-old Jenna does not like about herself, including her height (five feet eleven inches), her weight, or her red hair. Jenna is smitten and wishes that Harry was her father instead of Jim.Jenna Boiler is supremely happy selling shoes after school at Gladstone's Shoe Store in Chicago, Illinois. In Dallas, Jenna meets Harry, who is not only a supreme salesman but he’s also recovering from an alcohol addiction and understands what Jenna is going through with her father. Alice also helps Jenna gain self-confidence by giving her a complete hair and wardrobe makeover. Gladstone gains back both her strength and her resolve. They visit multiple Gladstone’s Shoe stores from Kansas City to Little Rock, and with Alice’s help, Mrs. The second book, Best Foot Forward, was published in 2005.
It is the first book in the Rules of the Road series. Gladstone’s shows up to support her and joins Jenna and Mrs. Rules Of The Road is a contemporary young adult novel by established author Joan Bauer, first published in 1998. Elden insists on meeting with his mother, but with Harry’s support, Jenna manages to deflect him. Gladstone, to get advice on how to deal with Elden. Louis, Jenna calls Harry Bender, a legendary shoe professional and close friend of Mrs. Gladstone, who suffers from a painful hip, is on the verge of giving up, but Jenna (who understands the pain of betrayal from a loved one), encourages Mrs. Gladstone suspected, her son Elden, who is a major shareholder and wants to take over the company, has put profit over quality, which results in poorly managed stores and “shoddy merchandise.” Elden has aligned with a cut-price shoe store chain in a push to change the direction of Gladstone’s Shoes. Gladstone doesn’t give the stores much notice of their arrival, which allows Jenna to get a realistic impression of how the stores are run. Here, they start their inspections of the many Gladstone’s Shoe Stores they’ll visit on their way to Texas. After fond goodbyes to her mother, sister, grandmother, and friend Opal, Jenna and Mrs. Gladstone’s job offer, agrees that Jenna needs a break, and the trip is on. Jenna’s father starts calling every day, drunk and obnoxious, so finally even Jenna’s mother, who wasn’t comfortable with Mrs. Gladstone explains that it is only for six weeks and how much she’ll be paid, Jenna warms to the idea.
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