The Gold-Threaded Dress
The Gold-Threaded Dress
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The Gold-Threaded Dress

Written by Carolyn Marsden
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7 - 9
Reading age
80
Page count
102
Words per page
710L
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Feb 14, 2006
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“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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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780763629939
    Publication Date
    February 14, 2006
    Publisher
    Candlewick
    Original Publication Date
    February 18, 2002
    Page Count
    80
    Words Per Page
    102
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    7 - 9 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    68450436
    Lexile® Level
    710L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    59111
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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