John, founder of the FUBU fashion line and a Shark Tank venture capitalist, offers a self-referential blueprint for financial success. How to raise money for a coveted poster: put your friends to work! Muted browns/greens/blues done in watercolors, pencils and ink, and digitally arranged, add to the story’s expressive affirmation of what is really important. Boelts blends themes of teasing, embarrassment and disappointment with kindness and generosity in a realistic interracial school scenario bringing affecting closure to a little boy’s effort to cope in a world filled with materialistic attractions and distractions. Buying them anyway, Jeremy makes a heartfelt decision to put them to a more practical and generous use. Even Grandma understands and together they search several thrift shops and actually find the coveted black high-tops, but they’re too small. Jeremy’s quest for new sneakers takes on more urgency when his old pair fall apart, and the only choice is the Velcro baby-blue set meant for little kids found in the school’s donation box by the guidance counselor. But as Grandma points out, “There’s no room for ‘want’ around here-just ‘need’ ” and what Jeremy needs and gets is a new pair of winter boots.
Jeremy, living with his Grandma, dreams of wearing the latest cool black high-tops with two white stripes. The hottest fad can also be the most expensive and out of reach for children in limited financial circumstances.
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