Sing to the Dawn
By: Minfong Ho;
Language: English
Quality: Good
Genre: Children Books, Children books Age 9-12, Young Adult,
ISBN: 9789812041326
SKU: BE500699867059
Pages: 151
Description: NOTE: Book has some annotations When she wins a scholarship competition, a young Thai village girl faces the hostility of her brother who places second and her father who feels the city school is no place for a girl. Dawan, a young village girl who lives in Thailand, wins a scholarship to study in a city school. Her brother, Kwai, places second and is initially jealous, causing a rift between the two previously-close siblings. This hostility is further exacerbated by Dawan’s father, who feels that the city is no place for a female. Dawan faces obstacles at every turn, and eventually overcomes these obstacles and proves to herself and to others that she is fully capable of handling the scholarship and the responsibility it entails.