Books like Sensible shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown

C. S. Lewis’s classic allegory, The Great Divorce, follows a bus journey from a hellish realm to Heaven, exploring themes of good, evil, grace, and judgment.

A ten‑year‑old girl named Sarah Ida takes up a shoe‑shine job and discovers more than just money, learning valuable lessons about work, friendship, and life.

Bob Goff's inspiring story of living lovefully and changing lives through action and humor.

A book about a girl named Miss Much Afraid who goes on a journey to the High Places, where she is protected by a shepherd and learns important lessons about trusting God and building faith.

A coming‑of‑age tale that follows teenage girls as they form bonds over shared love for books in a library setting, weaving in themes of friendship, English literature, and the lives of widowers.

In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church ("a beautiful, absorbing memoir." — Dallas Morning News), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about leaving full-time ministry to become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, An Altar in the World, she shares how she learned to encounter God beyond the walls of any church. From simple practices such as walking, working, and getting lost to deep meditations on topics like prayer and pronouncing blessings, Taylor reveals concrete ways to discover the sacred in the small things we do and see. Something as ordinary as hanging clothes on a clothesline becomes an act of devotion if we pay attention to what we are doing and take time to attend to the sights, smells, and sounds around us. Making eye contact with the cashier at the grocery store becomes a moment of true human connection. Allowing yourself to get lost leads to new discoveries. Under Taylor's expert guidance, we come to question conventional distinctions between the sacred and the secular, learning that no physical act is too earthbound or too humble to become a path to the divine. As we incorporate these practices into our daily lives, we begin to discover altars everywhere we go, in nearly everything we do.

When Barbie gets hurt, her best friend Michelle must teach her how to trust herself in dance class, but Barbie needs the help of her Barbie doll to believe in herself.

Sam tries to make new friend Buddy after his mother's sudden death in fifth grade, but fears it will tear him away from his best friend Alex.

In a Montana town, a veteran coping with PTSD and a newly-divorced woman named Jillian form an unexpected bond that reshapes their lives, exploring friendship, family, self‑confidence, and the complexities of ranch life.

Maggie, an insecure fifteen-year-old, is drawn into an obsessive friendship with Kimberley, a beautiful but troubled young model.

A fictional coming‑of‑age tale that follows teenage girls as they navigate friendship, self‑discovery, and the challenges of adolescence, illustrating how close bonds shape their young lives and personal growth.