Tameka's New Dress follows a young girl named Tameka who is excited about wearing her new dress to school. However, when she arrives, she faces unexpected teasing from her classmates, which challenges her confidence. As the story unfolds, Tameka learns important lessons about self-acceptance, courage, and the value of being true to oneself. The narrative highlights themes of individuality and resilience, showcasing Tameka's journey as she navigates friendship and the impact of peer opinions. Ultimately, she discovers that her worth isn't defined by others, but by the strength she finds within herself. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Nelson Beats the Odds .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.

There are 36 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Creative Medicine- Healing Through Words LLC .

Joan Schoettler grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned a Masters degree in Reading and Writing from the University of San Francisco, and is a member of Society for Childrens Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) and the American Library Association. Traci Van Wagoner earned bachelor of fine arts degrees in illustration and advertising design from Utah State University and in toy design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. In addition to book illustration, Van Wagoner writes, designs toys and characters, and paints portraits. She is a long-standing member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Van Wagoner lives in New York City, where she and her husband run their product development company, Imagine That! Design.