A young girl from Thailand finds that there are many shades to being American in this poignant story about longing to belong.
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 self-portrait that has brown hair and eyes round as coins, her classmate Frankie makes fun 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 make 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?
- A heartfelt tale about a young girl searching for acceptance in a new culture.
About the author
Carolyn Marsden was born in Mexico City to missionary parents. She has been a writer all her life, but "The Gold-Threaded Dress" is her first book.
ISBN: 9780763629939
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Distributor: TL Distribution in Australia & New Zealand
Binding: PAPERBACK
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Dimensions: 130 x 190mm, 80pp
