![]() Set during the Great Migration in the 1940s, this book tells the story of Langston, who moves from Alabama to Chicago. But Sugar befriends one of the young Chinese workers, and discovers that she just might be able to bridge the cultural gap. When a group of Chinese workers are brought in to help on the plantation, not everyone is happy. Sugar lives on the River Road sugar plantation, where slavery is over but life is far from easy. When the Nazis occupy Denmark, Annemarie and her family take in her best friend Ellen, who is Jewish, and pass her off as a member of the family until they are able to smuggle her out of the country to Sweden. ![]() The tales of William, Jacob, Jeanne, and her dog Gwenforte all wind together to tell an extraordinary story about escaping prejudice and justice. Set in 1242 France, this book with multiple stories is like a Canterbury Tales for kids. ![]()
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