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Title:White Boots (Shoes #7)
Author:Noel Streatfeild
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Special 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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Original Title: White Boots
ISBN: 0007111576 (ISBN13: 9780007111572)
Edition Language: English
Series: Shoes #7

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A great Noel Streatfeild; one of my new favorites!!!!Ballet Shoes, Dancing Shoes, and Theater Shoes were and actually still are my favorites by Noel S., but I enjoy them all.

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.

I didn't care much for this book. I was interested to read it but found few of the events and characters engaging. There were too many situations and even phrases drawn from earlier books and too little actual explanation of what "brackets" or "edge work" was, for people like me who have never ice-skated (or rollerskated, come to that.) In the afterword, the author's son talks of the hours of painstaking research done at rinks--and yet none of that shows up in the text. It took me awhile to

This is by the author of the memorable "Shoes" books, an old favorite. It is, oddly enough, one of the two books not in the "Shoes" line named after footwear. Trivia, for those of you interested in such. Like the "Shoes" books, it focuses on a young, underprivileged heroine fortuitously encountering a greatly privileged counterpart and forging a friendship that benefits and develops both lives, surviving jealousy, etc.However, this particular story isn't up to Ms. Streatfeild's own level of

I've been wanting to reread this for a while and the ice skating at the Olympics pushed me over the edge. I finished it a while ago, but I'm late catching up on reviews at the moment.It did send me down a rabbit hole of exactly how figure skating as represented in the book compared to what we call figure skating today. The latter grew out of the former, but as in so many sports, skating is aimed at the spectators these days and the time and precision required for actual figure skating was

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

I somehow missed this one during childhood. Not as precious as Ballet Shoes, but still an enjoyable read with all the Streatfeild hallmarks.