Party Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
In another "shoe" book by Noel Streatfeild, we meet Selina and her cousins. Selina has received a gift of a party dress and shoes from her godmother in America. It is near the end of the Second World War in England and there are very few excuses for a girl to wear a party dress. So, Selina and her cousins create a reason: a pageant which she and her cousins will write and produce. As time goes by, the pageant becomes even bigger than originally planned. How will the cousins find costumes for the pageant with rationing still in effect? When the nearby American camp gets involved matters escalate even further. In the meantime, Selina is thinking about her mother and father who are prisoners in Hong Kong, and worrying that she will outgrow the dress and shoes before she has an opportunity to wear them. Read this story to find out how everything works out.