My granddaughter is between sizes and my daughter said that she was going to wait a few weeks so that she would fit into a 9 because she said that she could not find any 8.5 shoes.  Well, Amazon to the rescue once again.  They fit perfectly, mom's happy, grandma's happy that her granddaughter feet are not too snug, and I have always worn New Balance so I thought that it is a no brainer.