Fall 1949 is scary but exciting for farm girl Gail Albright. When she begins junior high at the nearby town of Craigsburg, Gail has no idea of the struggles and friendships she will find.

She's the butt of jokes made by class snob Veronica Holt and Veronica's stuck-up clique. And they especially make fun of Gail for wearing a feedsack dress her mother made.

After Gail's first taste of humiliation, she must find a way to overcome her embarrassment and anger. The only thing harder than putting up with Veronica's mean teasing is finding the strength to beat her at her own games.

With a little help from her friends, Gail might just pull it off.

"A welcome and confidently recommended addition to school and community library collections, "The Feedsack Dress" is a charming, original, and deftly written novel by an author who has a readily discernable talent for story telling and an impressive ability to make her readers care about her characters."

Midwest Book Review, September 2007

“If you're looking for a holiday gift for the young people in your family, I'd like to highly recommend The Feedsack Dress…. It's a wonderful story, compellingly told, and while aimed at an audience of younger people, adults also will find it a fast, interesting read.”   - John De Lellis

Writer's Web Watch, November 15, 2007

“Mulford has produced a well-written story of an intelligent young girl with indomitable spirit, who is able to overcome teasing and harassment to become an outstanding student. I recommend...readers share this book with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren as a bit of teen history."- Roberta Page

Lebanon Daily Record, December 16, 2007