num_pages: 160
description: 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.
language: English
title: Sing to the Dawn
titlecomplete: Sing to the Dawn
genres: Asian Literature, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Fiction, Read For School, Realistic Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 845
publisher: Eastern Universities Press