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Title: The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden ISBN: 0-7636-1569-2 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Marsden bridges a gap and scores!
Comment: Marsden's Gold Threaded Dress honestly, authentically shows the dilemma of young people who must straddle two cultures and learn to honor their own needs as well as navigate the traditions of both cultures. The school situations in young Oy's story could be taken from any school in the U.S, yet they ring as the young girl's personal truth. Marsden's skillful storytelling moves the reader through the story with an even flow and Oy's anguish over the spoiled dress becomes our own. The resolution is generously told. Readers young and old will look forward to Marsden's next books.
Rating: 4
Summary: The book you have to read
Comment: This book is about a little girl named Oy. She moved to America with her family from Thailand. A mean kid from school named Frankie would tease her just because the way she looks and her religious background. He would say "Chinese girl." Oy would say "stop I'm not Chinese" but Frankie would still tease her. One day she dropped her backpack in school a lovely picture of her in a pink threaded dress with a hair piece and jewelry fell out. The most popular girl saw it. Her name was Lilindra. Lilindra had a club and Oy wanted to be in it so badly. Lilindra said I will let you be in the club if you let me try on that dress.
Well I bet you're wondering what she did. I'm not going to tell you. You're just going to have to figure it out yourself by reading The Gold Threaded Dress.
I think you should read this book. It's really good.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Read!
Comment: I love Marsden's THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS! In vivid yet brief chapters, Marsden introduces us to Oy, a young Thai girl trying to fit into an American school. Because of its cultural content, this book is great to read aloud and discuss in the elementary classroom. But most of all, THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS is a personal, touching, satisfying read. Somehow Marsden packs in just enough detail in her short text to give it a rich, textured realism. I look forward to Marsden's next book.
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Title: Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry, Middy Thomas ISBN: 0618238484 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson by Michelle Y. Green, Mamie Johnson ISBN: 0803726619 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: The Elephant Hospital by Kathy Darling, Tara Darling ISBN: 0761317236 Publisher: Millbrook Press Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.90 |
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Title: Butterfly Buddies by Judy Cox ISBN: 0440418852 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: Bug Scientist by Donna M. Jackson ISBN: 0618108688 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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