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The Sugar Child

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 29 Ratings and 7 Reviews

Book Description
Matine was not exactly like other children. Her skin was cool and a bit hard, like a fine sugar crust, and so thin you could nearly see through it. She was made of a kind of fairy candy...

Matine is different from every other child in the world -- she is made from marzipan Sweet as sugar, fragile as a flower, she must never cry...or walk in the rain...or play under the hot sun, for she c... More
Book Information
PublisherAtheneum Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100689852444
ISBN-13978-0689852442
Publication Date10/05/2004
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About Monique De Varennes (Author) : Monique De Varennes is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Monique De Varennes include The Jewel Box Ballerinas, Bibi And The Sad Ballerinas, The Sugar Child (Anne Schwartz Bo... more
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About Leonid Gore (Illustrator) : Leonid Gore is a published author, cover design, cover designer, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Leonid Gore include The Secret of the Pa... more
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