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Starred Review on August 1, 2017 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–6—It's autumn of 1976, and Sunny has just entered middle school. Her older brother, Dale, has been sent to boarding school to help with his drug problem, and life isn't the same at home. But Sunny tries to stay positive. She and her best friend plan their Halloween costumes, watch popular TV shows, listen to records, and read comics. When Dale returns home for Tha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2017
After her visit to Gramps's surprisingly lively retirement community in Florida (Sunny Side Up, rev. 9/15), Sunny is now back home in Pennsylvania. She begins middle school with some trepidation, and she faces it without the (complicated) presence of her troubled older brother Dale, who has been sent away to military school in hopes he can be helped. The subject is manifestly serious, and the Holms respect just how dark the story ca...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
After her visit to Gramps's surprisingly lively retirement community in Florida (Sunny Side Up, rev. 9/15), Sunny is now back home in Pennsylvania. She begins middle school with some trepidation, and she faces it without the (complicated) presence of her troubled older brother Dale, who has been sent away to military school in hopes he can be helped. The subject is manifestly serious, and the Holms respect just how dark the story ca...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
