School is starting soon and Bobby needs new shoes. But what happens when his only choice is purple? Will his classmates tease him? How will he ever survive the first day? In 1936, there was a boy named Bobby. For his whole life, he would never forget how scared and embarrassed he was on that first day of school with purple shoes. But he would also never forget the kindness of friends that got him through the day...purple shoes and all These are the friends he would remember for the rest of his life. This is his true story.