Library's review
The story of two girls who find a clever way to confront the discrimination they face when trying to buy new shoes in the segregated South. Author’s Note.
Genres
Publication
Holiday House (2015), 32 pages
Description
"In this historical fiction picture book, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African American, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store"--
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2018)
Monarch Award (Nominee — 2017)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2018)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Winner — 2016)
Charlotte Award (Nominee — 2018)
Massachusetts Book Award (Must-Read (Longlist) — 2016)
Charlotte Huck Award (Honor — 2016)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nominee — Children — 2016)
CCBC Choices (2016)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Primary — 2016)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Picture Books — 2015)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015
ISBN
0823425282 / 9780823425280
DDC/MDS
| 813.7 |