Name: The Hundred Dresses
ISBN: 9780152052607

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Why This Clicks

Quiet Courage

A gentle school story makes kindness, acceptance, and speaking up feel worth thinking about.

Come here for

A thoughtful look at bullying and the classmates who witness it
A classic tale about choosing not to stand by

Expect

Gentle storytelling with a serious moral thread
A lingering question about when to speak up

Book Details

Authors: Eleanor Estes
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: September 1, 2004
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Homelessness & Poverty · Stepfamily Stories
Reading lane: Homelessness & Poverty

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Publisher Categories

The Classics
Girls & Young Women
School Stories
Friendship

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Prejudice & Racism
Bullying
Clothing & Dress-Up

About This Book

This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute to the power of kindness, acceptance, and standing up for what's right. Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t. When Wanda is pulled out of school one day, the class feels terrible, and classmate Maddie decides that she is "never going to stand...

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This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute to the power of kindness, acceptance, and standing up for what's right. Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t. When Wanda is pulled out of school one day, the class feels terrible, and classmate Maddie decides that she is "never going to stand by and say nothing again." A timeless, gentle tale about bullies, bystanders, and having the courage to speak up.