My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes
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Percy's gym shoes are like no others. When he has them on, he can do exactly as he likes. Ulf wants these shoes, so that he also can become strong and courageous. The magic shoes are mouldy and smelly, and Ulf pays for them with his steam machine, his stopwatch, his stamp album... This is a fast-paced story of the unlikely friendship that builds between Percy, the school tough guy, and Ulf, eccentric, chubby and sensitive.
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Ulf and Percy is a 1-book series first released in 1991 with contributions by Ulf Stark.
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Poor Ulf. He's always getting picked on or beaten up. And then there's Percy. He wins every fight. It's his shoes, Percy tells Ulf. For the right price, say for Ulf's fancy go-cart, Percy just might sell his worn out tennis shoes to Ulf.
Who is the target audience for this book? I'm not terribly sure it's a kid's book. Adults who like Jean Shepherd's book, In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, would also like this one.
One of the 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up.
