title: Where Will This Shoe Take You?: A Walk Through the History of Footwear
author: Laurie Lawlor
description: Grade 5-8. Lawlor begins this exceptionally well-designed and illustrated book by walking readers down the many paths of footwear history and leading them through the byways of societies and cultures in which shoes have played a significant role. She details the importance of footgear in work, play, fashion, myth and literature, and as symbols of authority and status. Each well-researched chapter is full of interesting facts that support the straightforward, simply written text. Anecdotes are set off by a different font and attractive border designs. Readers are invited to slip their feet into a particular boot or clog and imagine what the original owner's life was like. The numerous black-and-white photographs and reproductions feature various persons throughout history and their shoes, as well as actual, and in some cases, unique, footwear. Helpful captions describe the pictures, which are sharp enough to show details. The impressive list of photography credits indicates the extensive research that was involved in locating examples of footwear discussed in the text. The glossy paper, layout, type design, and open margins all add to the book's appeal. An annotated bibliography is included. The index is useful, although the book will probably be read more as a whole than used for specific questions.?Wendy D. Caldiero, New York Public Library<br />Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  The First Note
  
  Thursday 11/14
  
  Hey, Bridger—
  
  Good game last night. You don’t really know me, but I want to say this: I know
  you have some rough stuff going on at home. Don’t ask how I know, I just do.
  But you didn’t let that stop you on the court. You did great.
  
  –A Friend
  
  Tansy Taylor hobbled into her walk-in closet, one patent-leather pump on, one
  off. “I’m not wearing these ridiculous shoes, no matter what you say, Pete.”
  Note to self: male cousins should not be consulted on fashion. What had she
  been thinking by asking his opinion?
  
  “You’re the one who asked me what you should wear. Besides, I’m telling you,
  they make your legs look hot.” He signaled for her to spin. “Not that cousins
  notice that kind of thing, but someone else might. Think about it. You might
  even get asked out.”
  
  “Stop.” Tansy kicked off the offending footwear. “If you so much as hint that
  I’m going 