Tennis Shoes #1: Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites

A Modern Adventure in an Ancient Land 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 chain of events, these two opposites become fast friends. It all began when Garth told Jim a simple truth: "They really existed once, 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 suspense are a way of life. . . Beginning 10 years ago with Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites, the Tennis Shoes Adventure Series has sold over 325,000 copies and is the best-selling LDS youth series of all time. To celebrate, Covenant is introducing the 10th anniversary edition of Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites, both in softcover and expanded book on cassette. The 10th Anniversary editions feature: Redesigned cover and retypeset text Book on Cassette is completely revised and newly recorded by the author Brand new recording that includes almost twice as much as the book as the original recording. 268 pages