Sing to the Dawn

Sing to the Dawn

infobox Book |
name = Sing to the Dawn


image_caption =
author = Minfong Ho
country = Thailand
language = English
genre = Short story
publisher = William Morrow & Co
release_date = 1975
media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 160 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-688-41690-X

"Sing to the Dawn" is a 1975 story by Minfong Ho, which was originally published as a short story and won the first prize in the Council of Interracial Books for Children. [ [http://members2.authorsguild.net/minfong/bio.htm minfong ho - Biography] . The Authors Guild. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.] It was later extended to a full-length novel.

Plot summary

Dawan, a young village girl in Thailand, wins a scholarship to study in the 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 girl. 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.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

*"Sing to the Dawn" was adapted into a critically-acclaimed musical by Singaporean composer Dick Lee in 1996. The musical has proved extremely popular after its initial run, and has been restaged several times, including a restaging by the Singapore Management University's production house in 2003 and a joint production between Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls' School in 2004.
*A full length feature animation based on the book is under production by Raintree Pictures, the Media Development Authority of Singapore and Infinite Frameworks, and is slated for release in 2008, with the Chinese title of 曦望. [ [http://www.mda.gov.sg/wms.www/thenewsdesk.aspx?sid=448 Media Development Authority - Raintree Pictures, the MDA and Silicon Illusions Collaborate To Produce Animated Feature] . Media Development Authority of Singapore. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.] [ [http://www.rsi.sg/english/undertones/view/20051228131531/1/.html Sing to the Dawn] . Radio Singapore International. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.] The Official Website for the moive is http://singtothedawn.com/

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