New Shoes
Susan Lynn Meyer$15.29
$17.99
Ella Mae is used to wearing her cousin's hand-me-down shoes--but when her latest pair is already too tight, she's thrilled at the chance to get new shoes.
But at the shoe store, Ella Mae and her mother have to wait until there are no white customers to serve first. She doesn't get to try anything on, either--her mother traces her feet onto a sheet of paper, and the salesman brings them a pair he thinks will fit. Disappointed by her treatment, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte hatch a plan to help others in their community find better-fitting shoes without humiliation. Eric Velasquez' realistic oil paintings bring life to this story of a young girl's determination in the face of injustice. The book includes an author's note from Susan Lynn Meyer, discussing the historical context of the story and how the Civil Rights Movement worked to abolish unfair laws like the ones Ella Mae encounters. A 2016 NAACP Image Award Nominee, and a Jane Addams Children's Book Award winner.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 02/01/2015
ISBN: 9780823425280
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.25h x 9.31w x 0.31d
Award: Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children - Honor Book
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/08/2014
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014
School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 73
Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 46
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2015 pg. 412
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 16
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 174262 / New Shoes
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
But at the shoe store, Ella Mae and her mother have to wait until there are no white customers to serve first. She doesn't get to try anything on, either--her mother traces her feet onto a sheet of paper, and the salesman brings them a pair he thinks will fit. Disappointed by her treatment, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte hatch a plan to help others in their community find better-fitting shoes without humiliation. Eric Velasquez' realistic oil paintings bring life to this story of a young girl's determination in the face of injustice. The book includes an author's note from Susan Lynn Meyer, discussing the historical context of the story and how the Civil Rights Movement worked to abolish unfair laws like the ones Ella Mae encounters. A 2016 NAACP Image Award Nominee, and a Jane Addams Children's Book Award winner.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 02/01/2015
ISBN: 9780823425280
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.25h x 9.31w x 0.31d
Award: Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children - Honor Book
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/08/2014
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014
School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 73
Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 46
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2015 pg. 412
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 16
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 174262 / New Shoes
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5