num_pages: 96
description: Who ever heard of a shoeshine girl?The last thing Sarah Ida wants to do is spend the summer with her Aunt Claudia. But when her parents send her away because of problems at home, that is exactly what she has to do. With no allowance and no fun to be had, Sarah Ida decides to look for a job. But who will hire a ten year old? Al, the shoeshine man, will!Sarah loves her job, even if it means getting knee-deep in shoe polish everyday. Then something terrible happens and it looks like the shoeshine stand will have to close forever. If Sarah Ida wants to keep it open, she'll have to learn a few lessons about growing up along the way ...
language: English
title: Shoeshine Girl
titlecomplete: Shoeshine Girl
genres: Fiction, Family, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 582
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
publisher: HarperCollins