Library's review
When Chinese workers arrive on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation after slavery has ended, 10-year-old Sugar befriends the newcomers and has a chance to learn about the world beyond the cane fields and to serve as a bridge between two communities.
Genres
Lexile
430L
Publication
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2013), Edition: First Edition, 288 pages
Description
In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China.
Awards
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2016)
Audie Award (Finalist — 2014)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2016)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2016)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2016)
Garden State Children's Book Award (Nominee — Fiction — 2016)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 2017)
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2016)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Winner — 2014)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 2015)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2016)
Magnolia Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2016)
Historical Novel Society Editors' Choice (Children/Young Adult)
CCBC Choices (2014)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Intermediate — 2016)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2014)
Notable Children's Book (2014)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0316043052 / 9780316043052
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |