Reviews for Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites

The average rating for Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-05-04 00:00:00 Paul Dmura Excellent. This was the first word that came to my mind when I finished. Granted this book really isn't for everybody. It's geared towards middle school aged boys, but I can say (at least in my case) it didn't lessen my enjoyment of the book. I should also mention that this is really a book for people who already are LDS members. Of course you can read it if your aren't but I doubt that it would be as entertaining. A lot of the funny moments wouldn't make sense and it's always a shame not to get a good joke. I absolutely thought that the main characters, Jim and Garth, were the perfect match to go back to the time of the Nephites and Lamanites. Jim with his sense of adventure and Garth with all his knowledge of the Book of Mormon made this team priceless. I thought the author did everything almost pitch perfect. From how he thought all the heroes of the Book of Mormon would have acted to the general feel of the culture at the time. When I finished I wanted to go right away and read the Book of Mormon and see how well the book followed the events that actually happened (well I am really going to do that after I finish this review). This book is the first of the series and I'm sorry to say that I know I won't be reading any of the others, even though I really did think this book was a real gem. It just that I know that the other books won't have the same charm as this one. Jim will no longer be a rebel (which was part of what made the book funny)and there is only so much chessiness (don't think that's a word but oh well) you can take. It was fine in this one but I doubt as Jim gets older it will be as endearing. I know if I read the whole series that it would mess up this happy, glowy feeling I'm getting from the first one. The story did it's job though. It made all those stories I read in the Book of Mormon seem more real, even though obviously I knew they were true. A definite must read for any boys out there that sound like they are Jims:)

Review # 2 was written on 2008-07-15 00:00:00 Denise Danker it makes you think how lucky we are to have the book of mormon.