In the book Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts, Jeramy is determined to get the black  hightops with white stripes.  One example is that in the beginning of the story Jeremy goes home and hotels his grandmother about the shoes. His grandmother tells him that he needs winter boots. 

But Jeremy is so determined, and he goes to three different thrift shops to look for those shoes. For example in the text it says “We ride the bus to the first thrift shop” and we ride the bus to the second thrift shop. This shows that Jeremy is determined because he goes all over town looking for those shoes.

Finally at the last thrift shop Jeremy finds those shoes. Jeremy tries the shoes and finds out that they don’t fit and he wishes that his toes will fall off. Another reason that shows that Jeremy is determined is that he tells his grandmother “they’re okay.” This all tells me that Jeremy is determined to get the shoes even if they don’t fit.

All this show that Jeremy is determined to get the shoes because he he is willing to go all over town