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Sugar Cane
a Caribbean Rapunzel
By Storace, Patricia
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78680-791-8
- Publisher
- New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2007
Gr 1-5 The fisherman's pregnant wife wants sugar cane, and in an attempt to satisfy her cravings he cuts some from the garden of Madame Fate, an infamous "conjure-woman." In return, the sorceress demands the couple's unborn child, who will be named Sugar Cane. On the girl's first birthday, the woman takes her to live in a tower without stairs. As Sugar Cane grows, she learns music from her spirit-teachersan...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Storace deftly weaves Caribbean imagery and music into her Rapunzel retelling. Imprisoned in a tropical tower, Sugar Cane grows ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
