Running Shoes by Frederick Lipp

Sophy and her mother are poor-they have a small home and a few animals. Sophy's father died because there was no doctor or hospital near the village, But Sophy has a secret wish-a wish for something that will change her life forever, and when the number man visits the village Sophy's wish might just come true.

After Sophy received a pair of Running Shoes from The number man. She wanted to go to school., " But the school is "eight kilometres away over horrible roads"

The shoes protected her feet from the sharp red rocks. She sailed throught the air the way a small flat stone skips over water.
She jumped over little streams and ran over a road throught the jungle where only one car a month passed. Sophy ran faster and faster until finally she saw the one-room schoolhouse.

A great book about Strong learning Spirits..................