--- product_id: 45190358 title: "Best Foot Forward" price: "SAR 55" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/45190358-best-foot-forward store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Best Foot Forward **Price:** SAR 55 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Best Foot Forward - **How much does it cost?** SAR 55 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/45190358-best-foot-forward) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Best Foot Forward: 9780142406908: Bauer, Joan: Books Review: Foot First, Heart in the End - One person can make a difference. That's the big lesson Jenna Boller learns outside of the classroom and it changes her forever. As she returns to school in the Fall, she immediately realizes how much she has matured over the summer. It's as if the other students were frozen in time. Jenna grew up at Gladstone Shoes. At first, she is consumed in her own problems, most notably fixing the strained relationship with a dysfunctional alcoholic parent she helped put in jail. A sister obsessed with her own appearance is also scarred by family problems but refuses to deal with them. At work, Jenna's boss, an elderly women, Mrs. Gladstone, seems out of touch and too gullible, giving the wrong people, like the troubled Tanner, a second chance. As Jenna learns, it was all a matter of having the right person redirect Tanner's high energy in a more positive direction - and Mrs. Gladstone make Jenna his boss, partly responsible for the transformation. Mrs. Gladstone knows that in her heart Jenna does not understand her methods. Jenna believes Mrs. Gladstone is soft, an easy mark. As the story unfolds, Jenna observes as Mrs. Gladstone takes on her own son, exposing the corruption that has infested Gladstone's new corporate offices. As her mentor, Mrs. Gladstone explains, "I want you to learn from this. I want you to write it in your heart." In the end Jenna intuitively creates her own mentoring role, helping someone else put the best foot forward. Joan Bauer has written a most enjoyable, uplifting book that will not only resonate with young reasons, but with all who read it. It kept me smiling. Review: Totally connected to this Book; inspirational! - I grew up in an alcoholic dysfunctional home where I was sealed to secrecy, feeling alone, living in fear, powerless. This book would have given me hope, practical powerful tools in coping I could face each day with a focus on building one's own character and life, this Book had reality balanced with positive versus negative meshed with humor that encouraged my heart as I relived my teen years that were so dark due to alcohol. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,090,867 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #465 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Self Esteem & Reliance #1,307 in Teen & Young Adult Friendship Fiction #1,640 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Girls' & Women's Issues (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (53) | | Dimensions | 5.55 x 0.47 x 8.27 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | Grade level | 7 - 9 | | ISBN-10 | 0142406902 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0142406908 | | Item Weight | 6.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 192 pages | | Publication date | October 5, 2006 | | Publisher | Speak | | Reading age | 12 - 15 years | ## Images ![Best Foot Forward - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1VzrQYRyWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Foot First, Heart in the End *by V***T on November 8, 2005* One person can make a difference. That's the big lesson Jenna Boller learns outside of the classroom and it changes her forever. As she returns to school in the Fall, she immediately realizes how much she has matured over the summer. It's as if the other students were frozen in time. Jenna grew up at Gladstone Shoes. At first, she is consumed in her own problems, most notably fixing the strained relationship with a dysfunctional alcoholic parent she helped put in jail. A sister obsessed with her own appearance is also scarred by family problems but refuses to deal with them. At work, Jenna's boss, an elderly women, Mrs. Gladstone, seems out of touch and too gullible, giving the wrong people, like the troubled Tanner, a second chance. As Jenna learns, it was all a matter of having the right person redirect Tanner's high energy in a more positive direction - and Mrs. Gladstone make Jenna his boss, partly responsible for the transformation. Mrs. Gladstone knows that in her heart Jenna does not understand her methods. Jenna believes Mrs. Gladstone is soft, an easy mark. As the story unfolds, Jenna observes as Mrs. Gladstone takes on her own son, exposing the corruption that has infested Gladstone's new corporate offices. As her mentor, Mrs. Gladstone explains, "I want you to learn from this. I want you to write it in your heart." In the end Jenna intuitively creates her own mentoring role, helping someone else put the best foot forward. Joan Bauer has written a most enjoyable, uplifting book that will not only resonate with young reasons, but with all who read it. It kept me smiling. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Totally connected to this Book; inspirational! *by K***R on February 17, 2019* I grew up in an alcoholic dysfunctional home where I was sealed to secrecy, feeling alone, living in fear, powerless. This book would have given me hope, practical powerful tools in coping I could face each day with a focus on building one's own character and life, this Book had reality balanced with positive versus negative meshed with humor that encouraged my heart as I relived my teen years that were so dark due to alcohol. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Enjoyable Read! *by S***Y on September 23, 2010* I loved "Rules of the Road" and I was immediately struck by how much Jenna had matured in the interim between that book and this book. I love her employee/caretaker relationship with her boss Mrs. Gladstone, her ambivalent relationship with Tanner, and the spark of some romantic interest in Charlie Duran. Her involvement in Al-Anon added an interesting new dimension, and the struggle to save the shoe company (the "good guys" versus the "bad guys") was actually pretty exciting. 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