Tennis Shoes among the Nephites A3

Bennett Maxwell
A3
Tennis Shoes among the Nephites
Chris Heimerdinger
256
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This book is great for anyone who loves and enjoys adventure. It is a fiction book with constant action that will keep you wide awake throughout the entire book. This book has references both to the bible and the book of Mormon. I recommend this to everyone but especially to young adults who are Mormon.

This story is about a young man named Jim Hawkins. He is always getting himself in fights and good at getting himself into trouble. Garth Plimpton is the complete opposite, he is the ideal kid who does the best in everything he does. After meeting each other Garth convinces Jim to ride up and explore a cave in the mountains of Wyoming. When the got to the cave they noticed Jim's little sister Jennifer had been following them the whole way. They decide to let her in on the adventure and all three started to investigate the cave. In the middle of the dark cave they find a secret room with every color of light bouncing off of the walls from absolutely no where. The earth states shaking and the next thing they can remember they are lying on the ground in a jungle like scene entirely different of Wyoming. They meet up with people like Captain Helaman and come to realize they are in the time of 67 BC!

This book is one of the most popular LDS novels ever written. Nine books in this series all come from this first book. It starts out with Jim getting into fights and through his experiences his life is completely changed. Jim and Garth spend over half of the book trying to rescues Jim's little sister. Together along with the Nephites the fight many wars together. They are constantly in danger and always have to be fully aware of their surroundings. They learn how to fight with a sword and shoot with a bow and arrow. This book is enjoyed by people of all ages both LDS and non LDS.

"They really existed once, you know."
"Who?" Jim asked.
"Nephites," Garth replied. "Every character in the Book of Mormon ate, slept, died, and was buried." -Chapter 1

This was said at the very beginning of the book while they were in the cave. They rest of the book and the entire series is based on this passage.