SuitabookSilver Shoes
Samantha-Ellen Bound
- Reading
- Talk before or during reading about times an activity has helped someone feel included, then revisit whether the characters’ views change and what support is available to Ashley.
- Themes
- Belonging and suspicion: Ashley is new at Silver Shoes and must convince the other girls that she is not a spy from a rival school. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Access to creative opportunities: Ashley loves hip hop and quickly takes to popping and locking, but family financial troubles may stop her lessons and prevent new dance shoes being bought. The story places a valued activity alongside financial pressure; its broader explanation of money, family choices and possible solutions is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The book could be a thoughtful choice for discussing empathy without assuming that Ashley’s circumstances are resolved; the ending and the wider family situation remain unclear.