The Gold-Threaded Dress

by Carolyn Marsden (Author)

The Gold-Threaded Dress
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

"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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Publishers Weekly

A fourth-grade Thai-American student, new to a predominantly Mexican-American school, struggles to fit in with a popular clique. In a starred review, "PW" wrote, "Zeroing in on a very specific situation, first-time author Marsden hits the issues of this age group squarely and truthfully." Ages 7-9. "(Mar.)" Copyright 2006 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.
Carolyn Marsden
Carolyn Marsden is the acclaimed author of many novels for young readers. She has a master of fine arts in writing for children from Vermont College and lives in La Jolla, California.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763629939
Lexile Measure
710
Guided Reading Level
O
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
February 14, 2006
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
JUV039120 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Identity
Identity (Psychology)
Moving, Household
Prejudices
Thai Americans

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