T choose the novel Sing to the Dawn, watten by Minfong Ho. The character that I admired as a good sole model for teenagers s Dawan's grandmother. She has good qualities that I would like to have. Firstly, she is kind and encouraging. When Dawan came home and told her parents about her winning of the scholarship, her father got angry and accused her of snatching her brother, Kwat’s chance. Her mother said nothing. Itwas her grandmother who said the comforting words,"*Child, I'm proud of you.” Dawan decided to further her study to a city school but her father was against it. When Dawaa feared of her father, het grandmother encouraged her to be strong. Her grandmother even consoled her when she was about to leave the home,” You should be brave.” Asa 14 years old girl, tt was understandable that Dawan would be afraid to face the new phase of her life, alone in the city, far from kome and her family. Secondly, she is also brave, She 1s not afraid to stand up for what 1s fair and night. When Dawaa’s mother stopped her from encouraging Dawan’s hope to go to the city, she replied," Ido what I think right.” Even though gurls and women are looked down upon wn theur society, Dawan’s grandmother was not afraid to support her granddaughter. Thitdly. the grandmother is also wise, She has a way of sensing things, She knew when something was troubling Dawan. She knew how to help her young granddaughter to understand the idea of chaage in life using the lotus bud. This gave Dawan confidence to step on the unknown, All in all, Dawan’s grandmother may be just a tired old woman with a dark wrinkled face, but she is stronger than all the other characters. She is kind, enconraging, brave and wise, Those are the qualities that make her a wonderful role model to me.