Thankfully, there’s also Halloween, her best friend Deb, a visit from Gramps, and new neighbor Neela to brighten up her days. She’s dealing with the normal stress of feeling lost in a new school, there’s typical middle school drama, and her brother - who is now living away from home at a boarding school - is growing increasingly distant and angry. Summer is over, and Sunny is starting middle school. Swing It, Sunny is a continuation of Sunny’s story. It also deals with some serious themes, as Sunny is forced to deal with her brother’s drug and alcohol use, and she’s unable to talk about the issues openly. The book immediately spoke to me since it vividly recalled summer trips I took to my own grandparents in Florida during the 80s. Sunny Side Up tells the story of Sunny Lewin, a young girl who spends the summer of 1976 with her grandfather in Florida. Needless to say, Swing It, Sunny has been on our shortlist of anticipated book for quite a while. Zoey even sat down with Jennifer Holm a couple years ago (at the National Book Festival) to chat about the book, its messages, and creativity. Their Babymouse and Squish series of books routinely come home from the school library, and Sunny Side Up was a smash hit with both kids. Not a bad problem, to be sure.Īnd I’d be lying if I said brother-and-sister duo Jennifer and Matthew Holm weren’t particular favorites. Our bookshelves and floors are overrun with them, and it seems like the kids always have one in their hands. Here at Roarbots HQ, graphic novels are having a moment. published by Graphix / Scholastic (2017).
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