Jewell has received numerous honors including the American Book Award, the National Endowment of the Arts Award in Fiction, the Black Caucus of the American Library Award for Literary Excellence, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award for Outstanding Writing, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. She has also published six adult novels, two writing guides, and a memoir. Her other books include Paradise on Fire, Towers Falling, and the Louisiana Girls Trilogy: Ninth Ward, Sugar, and Bayou Magic. Now she is the author of seven books for children including the New York Times bestsellers Ghost Boys and Black Brother, Black Brother. She wrote six novels for adults, two writing guides, and a memoir, but writing for children remained her dream. She began college as a dance major, but when she discovered there were novels by African Americans, she knew she wanted to be an author.

Born and raised in Manchester, a largely African-American neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh, she was a voracious reader as a child. Jewell Parker Rhodes has always loved reading and writing stories. Here is a story of unlikely friendships and how they can change our lives forever. Sugar soon realizes that she must be the one to bridge the cultural gap and bring the community together. 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. The older River Road folks feel threatened, but Sugar is fascinated. 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. 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.

Slavery is over, but laboring in the fields all day doesn't make her feel very free.

Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the River Road sugar plantation along the banks of the Mississippi. From Jewell Parker Rhodes, the author of Towers Falling and Ninth Ward (a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a Today show Al's Book Club for Kids pick) comes a 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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