Thursday, September 19, 2013

Try Sugar Man Swamp for your next Middle School read-aloud

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp is a tale of Bingo & J'miah, two raccoons charged with protecting the swamp they live in by waking the mythical Sugar Man if and when there is a threat.

Then there's 12-year-old Chap Brayburn, who is learning to be 'the man of the house' after his grandfather passed away.  He too is a fierce protector of the swamp he calls home.

They don't know it, but Bingo, J'miah and Chap are about to work together to fight off an alligator-wrestling lady and her bankrolling partner who have plans to pave the swamp and make it a theme park.

As one New York Times reviewer said "Librarians often say that every book is not for every child, but The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp is."

Enjoy!
-Dawn