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The Hundred Dresses

by Eleanor Estes and Louis Slobodkin

The Hundred Dresses

Paperback, 80 pages, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, List Price: $7 | purchase

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Book Summary

In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson, in a story which includes a note from the author's daughter, Helena Estes.

This book is about:

  • Polish Americans,
  • Friendship,
  • Fiction

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NPR's Backseat Book Club

Two Books For Kids About How Hard It Is To Fit In

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February 29, 2012 In February, the young readers in NPR's Backseat Book Club read a pair of books: The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes and Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai. They were published 60 years apart but share similar themes about standing out, getting teased and being strong.

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February Book Picks: 'Shooting Kabul' And 'The Hundred Dresses'

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January 26, 2012 This month, NPR's Backseat Book Club will read two books that explore what it's like to try to create a new home while still missing the one you've left behind. Join us as we read Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai and The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes.

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