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Wanda Petronski is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most poorly-dressed; she always wears the same faded blue dress to school and sits in the back of the class. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her. Maddie, one of the girls in her class, never speaks up against her abuse, even when her best friend and the popular girl Peggy participates--and when the kids go too far having fun with Wanda, they and Maddie learn that sometimes you're not able to fix your mistakes or apologize in time.
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Wanda Petronski is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most poorly-dressed; she always wears the same faded blue dress to school and sits in the back of the class. When she says that The other girls--including Maddie's friend Peggy--make fun of her for saying she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her. her and ganging up on her to ask. Maddie, one of the girls in her class, never speaks up against her abuse, even when her best friend and in part to keep the popular girl Peggy participates--and target off of her. However, when the kids go too far having fun with Wanda, they and Maddie learn that sometimes you're not able to fix your mistakes or apologize in time.
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Wanda Petronski is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most poorly-dressed; she always wears the same faded blue dress to school and sits in the back of the class. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her. Maddie, one of the girls in her class, never speaks up against her abuse, even when her best friend Peggy participates--and when the kids go too far, they and Maddie learn that sometimes you're not able to fix your mistakes or apologize in time.
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Wanda Petronski is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most poorly-dressed; she always wears the same faded blue dress to school and sits in the back of the class. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her. Maddie, one of the girls in her class, never speaks up against her abuse, even when her best friend and the popular girl Peggy participates--and when the kids go too far, far having fun with Wanda, they and Maddie learn that sometimes you're not able to fix your mistakes or apologize in time.
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* AdultsAreUseless: The school teacher didn't know that Wanda was getting bullied. She seems to implicitly promise that this will change by the end of the book when she reads out the letter that Wanda's father sent.
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* AdultsAreUseless: The school teacher Miss Mason didn't know that Wanda was getting bullied. She seems to implicitly promise that this will change by the end of the book when she reads out the letter that Wanda's father sent.
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* EmbarrassingLastName: Maddie thinks that Wanda's last name of "Petronski" is strange and that everyone in class has "normal" last names like Thomas or Smith, with the only other strange last name being Willie Bounce.
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''The Hundred Dresses'' is a 1944 children's book by Eleanor Estes. It was a 1945 Newberry Honor.
Wanda is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most badly-dressed. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her about it. But when the kids go too far, they may not be able to fix their mistake or apologize.
Wanda is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most badly-dressed. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her about it. But when the kids go too far, they may not be able to fix their mistake or apologize.
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''The Hundred Dresses'' is a 1944 [[ChildrensLiterature children'sbook book]] by Eleanor Estes. It was Estes and a 1945 Newberry Honor.Honor winner.
Wanda Petronski is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the mostbadly-dressed. poorly-dressed; she always wears the same faded blue dress to school and sits in the back of the class. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her. Maddie, one of the girls in her about it. But class, never speaks up against her abuse, even when her best friend Peggy participates--and when the kids go too far, they may and Maddie learn that sometimes you're not be able to fix their mistake your mistakes or apologize.
apologize in time.
''The Hundred Dresses'' is a 1944 [[ChildrensLiterature children's
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* PapaWolf: Wanda's father found out that she was being bullied and decided to move the entire family. He also sends a letter of complaint to the teacher.
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* PapaWolf: Wanda's father found finds out that she was being bullied and decided to move the entire family. family away. He also sends a letter of complaint to the teacher.teacher about how his daughter was treated.
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Wanda is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most badly-dressed. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her about it. But when the kids go too far,
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Wanda is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most badly-dressed. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her about it. But when the kids go too far,
far, they may not be able to fix their mistake or apologize.
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* AdultsAreUseless: The schoolteacher school teacher didn't know that Wanda was getting bullied. She seems to implicitly promise that this will change by the end of the book when she reads out the letter that Wanda's father sent.
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* WantAPriceForBasicDecency: Subverted. Peggy tries to take solace in the fact that while mocking Wanda for her dresses that she never called her "Polack," the way her father accused the class. She and Maddie don't buy it and live with their guilt for a while.
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* WantAPriceForBasicDecency: WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency: Subverted. Peggy tries to take solace in the fact that while mocking Wanda for her dresses that she never called her "Polack," the way her father accused the class. She and Maddie don't buy it and live with their guilt for a while.
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* WantsAPriceForBasicDecency: Subverted. Peggy tries to take solace in the fact that while mocking Wanda for her dresses that she never called her "Polack," the way her father accused the class. She and Maddie don't buy it and live with their guilt for a while.
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* WantsAPriceForBasicDecency: WantAPriceForBasicDecency: Subverted. Peggy tries to take solace in the fact that while mocking Wanda for her dresses that she never called her "Polack," the way her father accused the class. She and Maddie don't buy it and live with their guilt for a while.
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: A muted example; after Wanda's father sends a letter to the class saying he's tired of his daughter getting called "Polack," Peggy meekly says that she never called Wanda that. Neither she nor Fran buys that excuse.
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: A muted example; after Wanda's father sends a letter to the class saying he's tired of his daughter getting called "Polack," Peggy meekly says that she never called Wanda that. Neither she nor Fran Maddie buys that excuse.
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''The Hundred Dresses'' is a 1944 children's book by Eleanor Estes. It was a 1945 Newberry Honor.
Wanda is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most badly-dressed. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her about it. But when the kids go too far,
!! Tropes for this book include:
* AccompliceByInaction: Maddie lambasts herself when recounting that she never stood up for Wanda and let her be bullied. She tries to deal with the guilt by imagining what she would do now.
* AdultsAreUseless: The schoolteacher didn't know that Wanda was getting bullied. She seems to implicitly promise that this will change by the end of the book when she reads out the letter that Wanda's father sent.
* TheAtoner: Maddie and Peggy are horrified that they bullied Wanda out of school. At first, they try to go to her house, only to find that Wanda and her father moved out and Wanda left behind all of her drawings. They despair about it, and Maddie thinks that she must feel guilty forever. When they decide to send a letter to Wanda, albeit by not knowing her address and hoping the post office does, Peggy says that she would understand if Wanda didn't want to speak to them again.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: A muted example; after Wanda's father sends a letter to the class saying he's tired of his daughter getting called "Polack," Peggy meekly says that she never called Wanda that. Neither she nor Fran buys that excuse.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The girls only receive Wanda's letter, new drawings, and forgiveness when they send a letter of apology along with the notice that she won the contest.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The entire class reacts this way when their teacher reads the letter from Wanda's father, explaining that he's pulling her out due to Wanda being called names for being Polish. Maddie becomes instantly ashamed, and she and Peggy can't concentrate on their studies.
* PapaWolf: Wanda's father found out that she was being bullied and decided to move the entire family. He also sends a letter of complaint to the teacher.
* ThePunishmentIsTheCrime: For Maddie and Peggy, the fact that Wanda's moved away and knowing it's their fault is enough to shame them into being nicer. While their teacher could easily punish the whole class, she lets them wallow in guilt instead.
* RayOfHopeEnding: In the end, Wanda is gone, and the girls know they have to live with their guilt. Their teacher will also be watching them. Maddie vows to never let someone get bullied again, and Peggy becomes nicer. Wanda is happier in the big city, but she forgives the girls when they send her a letter of apology and that she won the drawing contest.
* RealAfterAll: It turns out that Wanda's dresses were real; they were a hundred drawings that she submitted to the contest. She makes new ones and sends them to Peggy and Maddie to show she has forgiven them.
* TranquilFury: The schoolteacher engages in this when she reads a letter from Wanda's father, finding out that her students bullied Wanda out of school. She never raises their voice, but she does shame them.
* WantsAPriceForBasicDecency: Subverted. Peggy tries to take solace in the fact that while mocking Wanda for her dresses that she never called her "Polack," the way her father accused the class. She and Maddie don't buy it and live with their guilt for a while.
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Wanda is the poorest girl in her classroom, the only Polish one, and the most badly-dressed. When she says that she has a hundred dresses at home, the other kids at school start teasing her about it. But when the kids go too far,
!! Tropes for this book include:
* AccompliceByInaction: Maddie lambasts herself when recounting that she never stood up for Wanda and let her be bullied. She tries to deal with the guilt by imagining what she would do now.
* AdultsAreUseless: The schoolteacher didn't know that Wanda was getting bullied. She seems to implicitly promise that this will change by the end of the book when she reads out the letter that Wanda's father sent.
* TheAtoner: Maddie and Peggy are horrified that they bullied Wanda out of school. At first, they try to go to her house, only to find that Wanda and her father moved out and Wanda left behind all of her drawings. They despair about it, and Maddie thinks that she must feel guilty forever. When they decide to send a letter to Wanda, albeit by not knowing her address and hoping the post office does, Peggy says that she would understand if Wanda didn't want to speak to them again.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: A muted example; after Wanda's father sends a letter to the class saying he's tired of his daughter getting called "Polack," Peggy meekly says that she never called Wanda that. Neither she nor Fran buys that excuse.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The girls only receive Wanda's letter, new drawings, and forgiveness when they send a letter of apology along with the notice that she won the contest.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The entire class reacts this way when their teacher reads the letter from Wanda's father, explaining that he's pulling her out due to Wanda being called names for being Polish. Maddie becomes instantly ashamed, and she and Peggy can't concentrate on their studies.
* PapaWolf: Wanda's father found out that she was being bullied and decided to move the entire family. He also sends a letter of complaint to the teacher.
* ThePunishmentIsTheCrime: For Maddie and Peggy, the fact that Wanda's moved away and knowing it's their fault is enough to shame them into being nicer. While their teacher could easily punish the whole class, she lets them wallow in guilt instead.
* RayOfHopeEnding: In the end, Wanda is gone, and the girls know they have to live with their guilt. Their teacher will also be watching them. Maddie vows to never let someone get bullied again, and Peggy becomes nicer. Wanda is happier in the big city, but she forgives the girls when they send her a letter of apology and that she won the drawing contest.
* RealAfterAll: It turns out that Wanda's dresses were real; they were a hundred drawings that she submitted to the contest. She makes new ones and sends them to Peggy and Maddie to show she has forgiven them.
* TranquilFury: The schoolteacher engages in this when she reads a letter from Wanda's father, finding out that her students bullied Wanda out of school. She never raises their voice, but she does shame them.
* WantsAPriceForBasicDecency: Subverted. Peggy tries to take solace in the fact that while mocking Wanda for her dresses that she never called her "Polack," the way her father accused the class. She and Maddie don't buy it and live with their guilt for a while.
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