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Those shoes / Maribeth Boelts ; illustrated by Noah Z. Jones.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 27 cmISBN:
  • 0763624993
  • 1428765549
  • 9780763624996
  • 9781428765542
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Manners & Character Boelts, Maribeth Checked out Water damage on top corners of pages 05/18/2024 33111004995847
Total holds: 1

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Overview "In this witty, wise picture book, Boelts presents a kid's-eye view of a consumer fad that rages through school at gale force." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy's grandma says they don't have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren't much fun, and Jeremy soon sees that the things he has -- warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend --- are worth more than the things he wants.

Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.

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