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Original Title:	White Boots
ISBN:	0007111576 (ISBN13: 9780007111572)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Shoes #7

White Boots (Shoes #7) Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

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Title	:	White Boots (Shoes #7)
Author	:	Noel Streatfeild
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	February 5th 2001 by Collins (first published 1951)
Categories	:	Childrens. Fiction. Classics. Young Adult

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I found out about Noel Streatfeild's Shoe Books through one of my most favourite movies, You've Got Mail. I had no idea what exactly they are about but wanted to read at least one nevertheless. The only problem with this story? It's not actually true. Without knowing it, I had known the very first of the series, Ballet Shoes - albeit only its movie adaptation with Emma Watson which I saw quite a number of years ago.

So I went ahead and bought the book along with another volume that sounded perfect for the start of a new reading year simply because the story takes place in winter. This one, Skating Shoes.

Apparently, this is the 7th installment in the series but since the books are all separate stories, that's not a problem.
In the beginning of this story, it's autumn, to the great dismay of Harriet, the main character. She has been ill almost all year and is only now getting better. However, now the weather is getting worse so she missed out on a lot, which is also showing in her weak limbs. To help her, her doctor prescribes skating lessons.
At the rink, she meets Lalla, a rich girl that is supposed to become a great champion like her father (who died when Lalla was little). The girls become fast friends despite being from very different worlds. But can their friendship survive even when Lalla loses interest in skating while Harriet's talent shows itself?

The author has presented us with a host of quirky characters such as stern and misguided Aunt Claudia, kind and helpful Uncle David, decent and caring nurse Nana, dreamy Mr. Pulton, a host of tutors, and, of course, Harriets colourful family (three brothers, a father with not an ounce of business sense and a gentle lady of a mother).
Together, they make a fine job of teaching young and old readers that where you come from doesn't really matter, that what's in your heart is what's important and how you consequently treat others.

Monetary problems, class differences, bigotry, friendship, siblings' bonds, honesty, industriousness, love and loss all play a part in (sometimes gently, sometimes harshly) bringing up the young characters along with the readers following their story and despite my edition's poor editing (boy, there were far too many spelling errors / typos for a professionally published book), I enjoyed the author's writing as well as the setting created. I like that the author really took her time developing all of the characters presented here, painting the scene where events are unfolding in detail, and that England comes to life through her beautiful prose.

It's also the perfect proof that books for young(er) readers can and indeed should be deep and meaningful and that they teach adult readers quite a lot, too. Now I know why Katherine Kelly loves these books so much.
Nevertheless, I had to deduct a star for the abusive turn this friendship often took, initiated by Lalla (like threatening Harriet because Lalla held a position of power and was spiteful). Yes, it's realistic and not entirely Lalla's fault that she turned out that way, but it's nonetheless bad.

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Streatfeild has the most charming, insightful, compassionate way of describing human interactions. This is my least favorite of her Shoes books so far, mostly because skating offers fewer opportunities than theater to describe the terrifying/magical feelings of auditions and performances (my favorite aspect of the other books). But "least favorite" of the Shoes books doesn't say much - they're all beautiful.

3.5 StarsThere's something ever so cozy about Streatfeild's Shoes series. I am pretty sure that my love for children's British literature has a lot to do with Noel Streatfeild. I loved Ballet Shoes, Dancing Shoes, and Family Shoes when I was young. When I discovered this beautiful edition of Skating Shoes in a children's book store in NYC, I had to buy it for my daughter and read it myself. Skating Shoes takes a lot longer to get moving than other Shoes novels, but I loved that I could hear so

Warm and wonderful, this is a hug of a story about friendship, ambition and family that's dated in the best possible way.

Harriet Johnson is recovering from a serious illness and is still very weak. Her doctor recommends that she take up ice skating to strengthen her legs. The Johnsons are very hard up, but the doctor knows the manager of the local ice.rink and says he will let Harriet skate for free, she will only have to pay for the hire of the skates and boots. Even that is too much for the Johnsons to manage, so Harriet's oldest brother Alec does a paper round to pay for the hire or the boots and skates. At the

I read this growing up and have revisited it over the years. This time, coming back to it, I find myself deeply empathetic for poor vivid madamish overwhelmed Lalla, caught in an adult world frozen in memorial to her father, and in love with Harriet's comfortable bustling teasing tumbling family, with her entrepreneurial and industrious brothers, and her splendid, loving mother. I love how all the characters--Max Lindblom, Sam, Miss Goldthorpe, Nana--who make up the adult cast of the book are

This is part of Streatfeilds well known Shoes series, and one I dont remember reading as a child. While the personalities are well drawn, I felt that the whole part of the main family being poor was unnecessary. Its a contrast with the rich, slightly spoiled girl. It just didnt add anything to the story. The poor girl, Harriet, is instructed to take skating lessons to give her some strength after an unnamed long illness. She becomes friends with the star of the skating rink, the aforesaid rich

This is one of the very few books that I reread a million times as a child, but have not really read since, so I only remembered the broad outline of the plot, and didn't necessarily know what was going to happen next at every turn. I enjoyed that so much -- it was like reading it for the first time, but even better because I was already primed for the satisfying emotional moments, even if I couldn't remember what they consisted of.There's a lot I missed as a kid -- that Lalla is the main