Book
Sugar in milk
Record details
- ISBN: 0762495197
- ISBN: 9780762495191
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Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Philadelphia : RP Kids, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | "A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland" --Amazon.com. |
| Awards Note: | Nutmeg Award Nominee, Elementary, 2024. |
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| Genre: | Social problem fiction. Picture books. Graphic novels. Children's stories. |
Available copies
- 52 of 64 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 64 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | CHILDREN PZ 7 .U48 Sug 2020 (Text) | 30401147760155 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
Sugar in Milk
Thrity Umrigar is an Indian-American writer, who was born in Mumbai. She received her Bachelors of Science from Bombay University. She immigrated to the United States when she was 21.She then went on to earn her M.A. From Ohio State and her Phd from Kent State University. She is a journalist and the author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven. She has written for the Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, among other newspapers, and regularly writes for The Boston Globe 's book pages. She is currently assistant professor of English at Case Western Reserve University where she teaches creative writing and literature. She was a winner of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard University. She has a Ph.D. in English and lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Her title Space Between Us made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2011. (Bowker Author Biography)
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