Those Shoes

　　黑色的高筒球鞋，上面有兩條白色的條紋──這正是學校裡最流行的鞋款，傑瑞米也好想要有一雙。但是，祖母說只能買「需要」的東西，他們沒有多餘的錢花在「想要」的事物上。傑瑞米只好忍受身邊同學一個接著一個穿著這雙夢幻球鞋來上課，自己的舊鞋卻在踢球時落了底。

　　老師從愛心箱翻出一雙鞋子給傑瑞米，不但是藍色的，上面還有不知名的卡通人物，害傑瑞米更自卑了。直到有一天，他在特價商店看到了夢想中的黑色球鞋，雖然尺寸明明不夠大，還是堅持用自己的錢把它買下來。終於穿上夢幻球鞋的傑瑞米好開心，但是他的腳很快就痛了起來，最後他決定將球鞋送給更有需要的同學，讓這雙鞋子發揮最大的用途。而傑瑞米也了解祖母的關愛和幫助朋友的機會，遠比他想擁有的新行頭重要多了！【文∕博客來外文館】

　　All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy’s grandma says they don’t have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren’t much fun, and Jeremy soon sees that the things he has — warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend — are worth more than the things he wants.

作者簡介

　　Maribeth Boelts is a former preschool teacher who has written numerous books for children. She lives in Iowa with her husband and three children.

　　Noah Z. Jones is the illustrator of NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY, THE MONSTER IN THE BACKPACK, and WELCOME TO THE BED AND BISCUIT. He lives in Maine.