Elden arrives 15 minutes late and is furious when Jenna calmly tells him his mother’s hip is too bad for her to join him for breakfast. Gladstone appoints Jenna, who works in one of the stores, her personal driver. President and owner of shoe stores from Chicago to Texas, the elderly Mrs. Gladstone and then goes to the restaurant to meet Elden. A high-school student with a passion for selling shoes may be a hard sell to teenagers, but Bauer (Sticks, 1996, etc.) makes 16-year-old, too-tall Jenna Boller a convincing narrator in this story of love and loss in the shoe business. The following morning Jenna relays the conversation she had with Harry to Mrs. Gladstone, but Harry calms her down and tells her, “‘All you've got to do, no matter what old Elden says, is to smile and tell him that you absolutely understand, but his mother can't see anyone today” (95). Jenna panics at the suggestion that she meet with Elden instead of Mrs. Harry is understanding and explains that Jenna will have to “‘diffuse the situation because that boy’s coming to town with bad news for sure’” (95). The Christopher Award was given to both Hope was Here. Gladstone wants to get Harry Bender’s advice before talking to Elden, but since she has already taken strong pain medication for her hip, the job of calling Harry falls to Jenna. She received a Newbery Honor Medal for Hope Was Here, and the L.A. Gladstone tells Jenna that Elden has decided to join them tomorrow to discuss a business opportunity. Just as Jenna is enjoying her break from the constant company of Mrs. Louis Beauregard hotel the following evening, and Mrs. Bauer develops the theme thoroughly as the reader listens in on the unspoken commentary running in Jenna's mind all through the story. Other memories are broken promises, embarrassing situations, missed celebrations for birthdays, holidays, school functions, and a general lack of concern for her, her sister, and her mother.
The complexities of their relationship include memories of being forced to lie for him on the telephone, which has developed in her an aversion to using the telephone. Her life has been influenced and colored by her experiences with an alcoholic father.
Because of her sense of loyalty and responsibility, she takes on burdens that a teen should not have to shoulder. The overriding theme is Jenna's growing realization about herself and who she is. Bauer addresses several themes in Rules of the Road: complex parent-child relationships, adversity, self-esteem, loyalty, responsibility, and growing up.
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