{"product_id":"new-shoes-paperback","title":"New Shoes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Lynn Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElla 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 \u003ci\u003enew\u003c\/i\u003e shoes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisappointed by her treatment, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte hatch a plan to help others in their community find better-fitting shoes without humiliation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEric 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 2016 NAACP Image Award Nominee, and a Jane Addams Children's Book Award winner.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Lynn Meyer is a professor of English at Wellesley College and an award-winning author of two books for children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eric Velasquez is the illustrator of Ol' Clip-Clop: A Ghost Storyby Patricia C. McKissack. His honors include the Pura Belpré Book Award, the Carter G. Woodson Book Award, and the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10.8 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Shoes\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689851818047,"sku":"9780823435739","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ffb7fcf80f8d08c6e89b8663374b7d0b.webp?v=1764986910","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/new-shoes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}