Lang lebe der Zuckerkönig!
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
2014 Audie Award Finalist for Children’s Titles for Ages 8-12. “Librarians often say that every book is not for every child, but this one is” (The New York Times). Meet Bingo and J’miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this rollicking tale from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt. As the newest recruits of the Official Sugar Man Swamp Scouts, they bear the honor and responsibility of serving the Sugar Man, the massive creature who delights in sugar cane and rules the swamp. Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn, though not a Scout, loves the swamp fiercely and is determined to protect it. Help is urgently needed, as world-class alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch plans to transform Sugar Man Swamp into an Alligator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park. Compounding their troubles, a gang of wild feral hogs is on the march toward them. The Scouts are ready to act, but first, they must wake the Sugar Man—a feat no one has accomplished in decades. Kathi Appelt’s story of care and conservation has garnered five starred reviews, was a National Book Award finalist, and is both humorous and perfect for reading aloud.