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Sugar
Sugar | Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the River Road sugar plantation along the banks of the Mississippi. Slavery is over, but laboring in the fields all day doesn't make her feel very free. Thankfully, Sugar has a knack for finding her own fun, especially when she joins forces with forbidden friend Billy, the white plantation owner's son. Sugar has always yearned to learn more about the world, and she sees her chance when Chinese workers are brought in to help harvest the cane. The older River Road folks feel threatened, but Sugar is fascinated. As she befriends young Beau and elder Master Liu, they introduce her to the traditions of their culture, and she, in turn, shares the ways of plantation life. Sugar soon realizes that she must be the one to bridge the cultural gap and bring the community together. Here is a story of unlikely friendships and how they can change our lives forever. From Jewell Parker Rhodes, the author of Ninth Ward (a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a Today show Al's Book Club for Kids pick), here's another tale of a strong, spirited young girl who rises beyond her circumstances and inspires others to work toward a brighter future.
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Eggs
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#sugar #beginswith @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

❤️ Jewel Parker Rhodes ❤️

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ImperfectCJ
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This is another from my son's Build Your Library booklist. It's a cute enough book (I was going to say "sweet"), but a little lacking in subtlety. The characters are largely indistinct, and there are at least two historically/factually questionable points I noticed. The age of the main character is a little unclear, as well. Early on, she mentions being alive for 15 years, but later says she's 10, which makes more sense based on how she acts.

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alisiakae
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Tea time with our last yummy hamentashen. Taking a look at one of Maya‘s library books. She always brings home books that end up on my TBR!

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AshleyHoss820
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I really liked this book. Why? It doesn‘t fall into the pitfall that some children‘s/middle grade books fall into: that children are dumb. This book does not pretend slaves/ex-slaves were happy. Were they capable of finding joyful moments? Of course, they‘re human. This spunky, free-spirit Sugar makes you hope for a better tomorrow. I love the lessons, I love the real-ness. It is through each successive generation that we will become better.

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Audrey ELA
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Sugar is a great book with many life lessons. Although it is a children's book, it teaches great universal lessons that adults in this day and age should acquire knowledge of. This is a book about a young girl, named Sugar, who lives on a plantation along the Mississippi river. I definitely recommend this book to kids and teens who enjoy realistic fiction with an aspect of history.

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sydneybrooks
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Can‘t undo wrong.

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sydneybrooks
Sugar | Jewell Parker Rhodes

I think that in some instances, this book could be very beneficial. As long as the book ends peacefully then it could be used to teach lessons about friendship and how our own differences make us great.

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sydneybrooks
Sugar | Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Yet another diversity and social studies read! This book I think focuses more on friendship and overcoming differences than slavery itself, so it might be a good book to ease into the topic.

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AlexaDP
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Slavery is over on the plantation where 10 year old Sugar works, but she does not feel feel. When Chinese workers are brought onto the plantation that Sugar works on, she see this as an opportunity to learn more about the world. While, some people on the plantation feel threatened, Sugar is intrigued, and even decides that she is going to be the one to close the cultural gap between the two groups of individuals.

AlexaDP I think this book would be great for GR in the classroom, giving students an opportunity to learn about how people lived in a time before ours, and show how differently things were back then. 7y
AlexaDP The ESOL strategies that I think would work best with this book are, 36; asking numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses, 37; using language experience techniques in discussing concepts and ideas, and 38; assigning short readings for homework. 7y
AlexaDP The UDL strategies I think suit this book the best are, 2.;1 clarifying vocabulary and symbols, 3.1; activating or supplying background knowledge, 3.2.; highlighting patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships. 7y
AlexaDP http://jewellparkerrhodes.com/children/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Sugar-Educator... this link from the author‘s website takes you to a guide for educators that can be used across differnt subkect areas. I think this would be great to teach at any time of the year, but it would probably best suit Black History Month. #ucflae3414f17 (edited) 7y
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Wbabdullah
Sugar | Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Finished within 5 days. On a roll with e-books! Beautiful, historical fiction for the youth about the Reconstruction period, told through the heart and soul of a spunky 10-year-old orphan, who although is "free", still cuts sugar on a Louisiana plantation. A great story dealing with "othering" as Chinese workers are brought onto the plantation..and what family, community, and freedom actually mean. Looking forward to author's other books.

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Wbabdullah
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In ❤. Author has me in first couple of words, and I'm head over heels after the first chapter. I pray it won't disappoint. It'll be a hard heartbreak otherwise. YAfiction rocks.

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night_shift
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Good morning! Here's my rainbow stack photo for the #24in48 hour 30 challenge. I just woke up and I got stuff to do today, so I doubt I'll get to 24 hours, which bums me out but at least I'll try!

#readathon #loveislove

JoeStalksBeck I love Palahniuk but Pygmy was hard to follow because of the odd pronunciation of words 8y
night_shift @GoodallBookHaul yeah? I haven't read it yet. I've found Palahniuk's stuff is really hit or miss for me. 8y
JoeStalksBeck Yeah , the boy narrates thru letters. It's graphic but hard to read imo. I certainly couldn't read it as quickly as I usually do because I'd get lost in translation 8y
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KCorter Ooh! I see Chronicles of Narnia! 8y
night_shift @KCorter yup! I have the whole series, but have only read the first two 😅 8y
KCorter I have read all but the last two! Haha 8y
KCorter Also, have you read the Mark Haddon book? It has been on my TBR forever. 8y
night_shift @KCorter I really want to finish the series. Maybe this year. And yup! It was a few years ago, but it was pretty good. A little odd. 8y
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Peaceful_Reader
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Sugar is a joyful, high-spirited young heroine growing up in the shadow of Reconstruction. She is on her own but part of the larger crew on a sugar plantation. She hates sugar! Working with cane is hard work for a young girl or anyone. I loved the community created between Billy, the plantation owner's son, Beau, a Chinese worker, and Sugar. #multicultural #historical

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Peaceful_Reader
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Everybody likes sugar. Folks say, "there wouldn't be any good food w/out sugar." Like rhubarb cobbler. Blueberry pie. Yellow cake. But I hate sugar. I won't eat it. Not ever. And so begins Sugar's story...

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BookInMyHands
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Slavery has recently ended, but ten-year-old Sugar is still on the plantation working the sugarcane fields and wishing she was someplace else.
When Chinese workers come to work alongside Sugar and others, many people fear the unknown. But Sugar is curious, strong, and friendly and her strength and courage are just what everyone needs.
Great historical fiction read for elementary and early middle school.
#notawhiteprotagonist