Soon after, the weather changes to snow and Jeremy puts on his new winter boats from his grandma. After some thought, he gives the sneakers to Antonio, who Jeremy realizes needs more than him. His grandmother refuses to buy them, so Jeremy buys them with his own money, even though they hurt his feet.īack at school, Jeremy sees Antonio’s shoes are wrapped in tape. In the window, Jeremy sees “those shoes”! Excited, he tries them on, but there is just one problem. Jeremy and his Grandma go shoe shopping and visit a thrift store. He is embarrassed when he returns to his class and everyone laughs. When his old shoes fall apart at school, the guidance counselor gives him an unstylish replacement pair from the lost and found. And what you need are new boots for winter.” “There’s no room for ‘want’ around here – just ‘need’. When he tells his grandmother he wants these shoes, her no-nonsense response leaves him wishing he had what his friends have. It’s not fair that all his classmates have a pair, and he doesn’t. Jeremy really wants a pair of the new, trendy black shoes.
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