New Shoes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823425280)

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.

Author: Susan Lynn Meyer
ISBN-10: 0823425282
ISBN-13: 9780823425280
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2015
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.25h x 9.31w x 0.31d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 174262 / New Shoes

Award: Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
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