Rules of the RoadMeet Jenna Boller, star employee at Gladstone's Shoe Store in Chicago. Standing a gawky 5'11' at 16 years old, Jenna is the kind of girl most likely to stand out in the crowd for all the wrong reasons. But that doesn't stop Madeline Gladstone, the president of Gladstone's Shoes 176 outlets in 37 states, from hiring Jenna to drive her cross country in a last ditch effort to stop Elden Gladstone from taking over his mother's company and turning a quality business into a shop-and-schlock empire. Now Jenna Boller shoe salesperson is about to become a shoe-store spy as she joins her crusty old employer for an eye-opening adventure that will teach them both the rules of the road...and the rules of life. Joan Bauer lives in Darien, CT. |
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... turned south onto 55. In an hour we'd be in Springfield . I was getting the hang of maneuvering this big white moose after 184 miles . There's something about holding onto a steering wheel and feeling the miles drift away from 60.
... turned left by a statue of Abraham Lincoln that was covered with pigeons . " You want me to be a shoe spy , Mrs. Gladstone ? " " I want you to tell me everything you see , hear , and feel from the moment you walk into that store . Left ...
... turned to face Ken Woldman . " Will you , Mr. Woldman ? " " No , " he said quietly , “ you won't . ” Keep talking , Boller . I looked back at the crowd . " I understand we need profits to keep business going . I understand we need ...