Age 4-8
Grade 1-2

Monique de Varennes, Leonid Gore

The Sugar Child

Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers Oct. 5, 2004) , 1st Edition edition
Young Martine is made from marzipan, and must never play in the sun, walk in the rain, or cry because she could melt, but when Martine's friend becomes sick, her tears melt away her sugary exterior to reveal the skin of a real girl.
Series
Anne Schwartz Books
ISBN
0689852444 / 9780689852442
Pages
40
Weight
16.0 oz.
Dimensions
10.8 x 0.5 in.

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