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""A compelling sequel to THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS. . . . Handles a perennial topic with poignancy and grace."" -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Oy lives in America now, but she loves learning traditional Thai dances almost as much as being in the Quail Club -- five friends who meet after school to hatch and care for baby quail. When their teacher announces a talent show, Oy knows how proud her family would be to see her step onstage in her gold-threaded dress from Thailand. But bossy Liliandra vows to kick Oy out of the club if she won't team up for a very different kind of dance. In this finely crafted novel, Carolyn Marsden explores what it takes to be a true friend and still be true to yourself.

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Oy would never forget the day when Liliandra had tapped her <br>on the shoulder and held out a piece of paper that began: You are <br>invited . . . At first, Oy thought it was a birthday party invitation. But <br>this seemed even better. A club . . . Oy hadn't even known what quail <br>meant, but she'd wanted to be part of the group of friends. <br><br>Hejski's dad had taken all five of them to an ice-cream parlor to <br>celebrate the formation of the club. They'd sat at round tables in the <br>sunshine, and Oy had licked her coconut-flavored scoop extra slowly. <br><br>Afterward they'd set up the incubator on Hejski's back porch and <br>studied pictures of quail on the Internet. Oy had learned that quail were <br>birds with plumes on their heads. . . . <br><br>She couldn't imagine not being part of the club. If Liliandra made <br>her leave, she wouldn't see the quail hatch. But even more important <br>than the quail was the chance to hang out with the other girls. To talk <br>about silly things. To make plans together. To have friends. To be a <br>friend. She hadn't been lonely since the club was formed. <br><br>_______<br><br>THE QUAIL CLUB by Carolyn Marsden. Copyright (c) 2006 by Carolyn Marsden. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

Oy would never forget the day when Liliandra had tapped her <br>on the shoulder and held out a piece of paper that began: You are <br>invited . . . At first, Oy thought it was a birthday party invitation. But <br>this seemed even better. A club . . . Oy hadn't even known what quail <br>meant, but she'd wanted to be part of the group of friends. <br>Hejski's dad had taken all five of them to an ice-cream parlor to <br>celebrate the formation of the club. They'd sat at round tables in the <br>sunshine, and Oy had licked her coconut-flavored scoop extra slowly. <br>Afterward they'd set up the incubator on Hejski's back porch and <br>studied pictures of quail on the Internet. Oy had learned that quail were <br>birds with plumes on their heads. . . . <br>She couldn't imagine not being part of the club. If Liliandra made <br>her leave, she wouldn't see the quail hatch. But even more important <br>than the quail was the chance to hang out with the other girls. To talk <br>about silly things. To make plans together. To have friends. To be a <br>friend. She hadn't been lonely since the club was formed. <br>_______ <br>THE QUAIL CLUB by Carolyn Marsden. Copyright (c) 2006 by Carolyn Marsden. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

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CAROLYN MARSDEN has an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College and is the author of THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS, the prequel to THE QUAIL CLUB, which received enormous critical acclaim and was named a BOOKLIST Top Ten First Novel for Youth and a BOOKLIST Editors' Choice. She is also the author of MOON RUNNER, SILK UMBRELLAS, and MAMA HAD TO WORK ON CHRISTMAS. Of THE QUAIL CLUB, she says, ""When my younger daughter, Preeya, was in third grade, there was a school talent show, and she experienced a conflict between performing her Thai dance alone or dancing with her friends. I took that framework, plus elements from my imagination, and created this story.""

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