Estes, Eleanor, and Louis Slobodkin. The Hundred Dresses. Scholastic, 1973.
Genre: Fiction
Lexile: 870L
More info: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/the-hundred-dresses-by-eleanor-estes/
Summary: Maddie is a young girl who is s bystander to her friends bullying a girl in her class, Wanda, every day. She listens to her friends ask why Wanda wears the same dress every day. She feels guilty about her friends being rude but she never does anything about it, until one day Wanda transfers schools. This is a great story about the effects of being a bystander and what can happen when you don't stand up to bullies. This is a powerful, timeless story about bullying, forgiveness and standing up for what you believe.
Target Audience: I think this book would be best for grades 3-5. It would be relatable and enjoyable for them.
Evaluation: I think this would be a great book for young elementary aged students to read. It is a very good story to teach students about what can happen when you do not stand up to bullying. It is so important to talk about what a bystander is and why we do not want to be one. This meets the criteria for powerful literature and it also has beautiful illustrations.
Reader Response Activity: For this story I would create an activity where students could describe character traits based off of the novel. I would have them fill in a graphic organizer based off of characters and their story throughout the novel.
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