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The Gold-Threaded Dress
Contributor(s): Marsden, Carolyn (Author)

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ISBN: 0763629936     ISBN-13: 9780763629939
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2006
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Annotation: With compassion and rare insight, Marsden tells a simple tale about a young Thai girl who searches for acceptance in a complex culture, while learning to treasure all that she is.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 7-9
Grade Level: 2-4
Lexile Measure: 710(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5" W x 7.4" L (0.15 lbs) 80 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/20/2006 pg. 159
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 59111
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

 
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