Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science
by Aronson, Marc
YALSA Award for Excellence in NF for YouSLJ Best BookCandy/SweetsWorld HistoryEnslaved People2011 Winter Jr./Sr. HighJunior Library Guild SelectionEconomics
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AR Book Level
8.0
AR Points
5
Word Count
26,613
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
140767 EN
About this book
Today, people think of sugar as just an additive for drinks or cereal, but it once fueled both the slave trade and the Industrial Revolution. The text contains descriptions of violence. The coauthor is Marina Budhos.
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