With the help of a rescue dog, Shush a foster family a supportive teacher a love of poetry and her own grace and good humor, Sugar comes to understand that while she can't control the hand life deals her, she can control how she responds.Ĭlose to Famous Winner of the ALA Schneider Family Book Award, Christopher Award, Judy Lopez Memorial Prize, An Amazon Top Ten Middle Grade Book, a YALSA/ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick Hope Was Here Newbery Honor Book, Christopher Award, ALA Notable Book Rules of the Road Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Golden Kite Award, ALA Notable Book, Best Book for Young Adults.Ībout the Author Joan Bauer has won critical acclaim for her many books, which include the Newbery Honor Book Hope Was Here as well as Rules of the Road, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and Close to Famous, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award, the Christopher Medal, and the Judy Lopez Memorial Prize. Nevertheless, Sugar's mother has taught her to be grateful no matter what, so Sugar does her best. Her maternal grandmother had been a famous storyteller and had a striking effect on Bauers early years. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless. When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. Her mother was a schoolteacher with a great comic sense her father, a salesman that no one could say no to. Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heart. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless. Joan Bauer was born in River Forest, Illinois, the eldest of three sisters. With the help of a rescue dog and a foster family, she comes to understand that while she can't control the hand life deals her, she can control how she responds.īook Synopsis Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heart When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. About the Book From the author of the Newbery Honor winner 'Hope Was Here' comes a touching story of a young girl dealing with homelessness.

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