The Purple Shoes-a 16,000-word chapter book for second, third, and fourth graders-explores the meaning of both friendship and home. It also explores homelessness and the range of problems children face when parents lose their jobs.
Synopsis: Ashley lives a fairly charmed life in Las Vegas as an only child with two parents and a grandmother who lives nearby and likes to spoil her. But when she makes friends with Emily, a new girl at the new school...