num_pages: 312
description: “Hilarious, touching, beautiful . . .” — Detroit News “A totally enjoyable novel with at least one laugh on every page.” — Fresno B ee“. . . you’ll never forget it.” — Publishers WeeklyGrowing up on Chicago’s South Side in the 1960s, Eddie Ryan is learning a lot—and not just from the Brothers at his all-boys Catholic high school. Eddie’s world is populated by peculiar adults, oddball classmates, and puzzling girls—the greatest mystery of all. He takes it all in through the prism of his Catholic upbringing, which often deepens the mystery, but sometimes clarifies it, too. Entering Eddie Ryan’s world will delight not only readers who grew up there with him, but also those too young to remember.This new edition of Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? includes a new introduction as well as discussion questions designed to help deepen the reading experience for both individuals and reading groups.
language: English
title: Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
titlecomplete: Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (Loyola Classics)
genres: Literature, American, Young Adult, Coming Of Age, Religion, Comedy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Contemporary
ratings_count: 553
publisher: Loyola Classics