New Shoes

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Synopsis
When her brother's hand-me-down shoes don't fit, it is time for Ella Mae to get new ones. She is ecstatic, but when she and her mother arrive at Mr. Johnson's shoe store, her happiness quickly turns to dejection.

Ella Mae is forced to wait when a customer arrives after her and is served first. Ella Mae is unable even to try on the shoes because of her skin color. Determined to fight back, Ella Mae and her friend Charlotte work tirelessly to collect and restore old shoes, wiping, washing, and polishing them to perfection.

The girls then have their very own shoe sale, giving the other African American members of their community a place to buy shoes where they can betreated fairly and "try on all the shoes they want. "

Set in the South during the time of segregation, this stunning picture book brings the civil rights era to life for contemporary readers.

Jane Addams Children's Book Award Medal Winner

Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
ISBN-13:
9780823435739
Publisher:
Holiday House, Incorporated
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Susan Lynn Meyer
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
Yes
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Sociology
Grade Levels:
First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade
Submitted By:
Cathy Vu
Proofread By:
N/A
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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