Newbery honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heart when twelve-year-Old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in missouri. They head to ...Newbery honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heart when twelve-year-Old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless.