The Gold-Threaded Dress (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780763629939)

"A fine novel for early independent readers that conveys lots of information about Thailand and making friends." -- New York Times Book Review

In Thailand she was named Oy, but here in America the teachers call her Olivia. Other things are not so easy to change, however. When Oy draws a portrait of herself with brown hair and eyes as round as coins, her classmate Frankie makes fun of her and calls her Chinese. And the popular girl Liliandra barely speaks to her, until she learns that Oy has something very special: a Thai dancing dress from her grandmother, shimmering with pink silk and golden threads, that makes her look like a princess. Will Oy risk shaming her family to win Liliandra's approval -- and be part of the club she has envied from afar? With compassion and rare insight, Carolyn Marsden tells a simple tale about a young girl who searches for acceptance in a complex culture, while learning to treasure all that she is.

Author: Carolyn Marsden
ISBN-10: 0763629936
ISBN-13: 9780763629939
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2006
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 59111 / Gold-Threaded Dress


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/20/2006 pg. 159