Like THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS, Carolyn Marsden`s acclaimed first novel, this sensitive and finely crafted sequel explores what it takes to be a true friend, and still be true to yourself.Oy lives in America now, but she loves to go to the back room of Pak`s auto shop on Saturdays to learn traditional Thai dances. She loves it almost as much as being a member of the Quail Club - five friends who gather after school to hatch and care for baby quail. When the teacher announces a talent show, Oy knows how proud her family and Pak would be to see her step onstage in her beautiful gold-threaded dress from Thailand. But bossy Liliandra vows to kick her out of the Quail Club if she won`t team up for a very different kind of dance. Someone will be disappointed. But who?
