In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China. Interest Level: 3-6 Reading Level: 3.3 ATOS Book Level: 2.9 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 4 AR Quiz: 158360EN Reading Counts Level: 2.4 Reading Counts Points: 9 Lexile Measure: 430 Fountas & Pinnell: U.