The Gold-Threaded Dress

In Thailand she was named Oy, but here in America the teachers call her Olivia. 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, shimme...

I grew up in Mexico City and Southern California. Although I wrote for adults for many years, I began to write for children after the birth of my daughters. I attended Vermont College and earned an MFA in Writing for Children. My first book, THE GOLD-THRE