PublisherHachette Book GroupImprintLittle, BrownISBN
9780316043052
Awards and HonorsKirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2013; ALA 2014 Notable Children’s Books, Middle Readers; 2014 Jane Addams Book Award Winner, Older Children; VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2013; William Allen White Children#8217;s Book Awards 2015–2016 Master List
Ten-year-old Sugar, an orphan and former slave, still works in the sugarcane fields, now alongside newly arrived Chinese workers: “I’m free,” she says. “Except from sugar. ” Author’s note. Black-and-white illustrations.
Topics Plantation life. Race relations. Louisiana. Reconstruction (1865-1877). Louisiana history. African Americans. Chinese Americans.
Lexile 430L
Trim Size 5 1/4" x 7 5/8"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2013-05-06
JLG Release Date Aug 2013
Minimum grade 3
Maximum grade 5
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Upper Elementary Fiction (Grades 3-5)
Upper Elementary Fiction
Upper Elementary Fiction (Grades 3-5)
For Grades 3-5
A collection of longer-format novels for readers ready to move beyond chapter books. These stories emphasize fun while beginning to explore deeper themes. With engaging plots and relatable characters, this category helps keep readers excited as they take the next step into longer, more immersive stories.