This 2014-14 Truman Award Nominee is a fairy tale "mash-up" according to Booklist, combining several well-known fairy tales with a modern love story. Seventeen year old Johnny is helping support his family by working in the struggling family shoe repair shop in the a South Beach, Florida hotel. He dreams of becoming a fashion shoe designer, cobbling spares to create new designs. When beautiful Princess Victoriana comes to town, he sees his chance. If he can get her to endorse, or even just to wear, his shoes, he could finally succeed. As it turns out, the princess has a problem. She give Johnny cash, a transporting cloak, and an earpiece that allows him to communicate with animals that used to be human. She wants him to rescue her brother, the Prince, who has been turned into a frog. Johnny thinks he loves the princess and he knows that Meg is his best friend. Is there a conflict here? This fun, funny read is sure to appeal to readers who read and loved Cinder and other fairy tale retellings.
"A lie can travel half way around the world, while the truth is just putting on its shoes."...Mark Twain
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