The Holms are realistic about Sunny's complicated family situation yet imbue the upbeat narrative with hope.
References to 1970s pop culture, such as General Hospital and pet rocks, add authenticity. The exaggerated, cartoonlike artwork strikes the right balance of humor and heart, candidly conveying Sunny's emotions. Fans of Sunny Side Up will adore this sequel, which provides enough background for new readers to jump right in. With some sage advice from Gramps, Sunny learns that she can't always fix everything but that offering her brother love and support may be enough. When Dale returns home for Thanksgiving, he's angry that his family sent him away.
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She and her best friend plan their Halloween costumes, watch popular TV shows, listen to records, and read comics.
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Her older brother, Dale, has been sent to boarding school to help with his drug problem, and life isn't the same at home. The highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling Sunny Side Up full of just as much heart and just as many laughs Summers over and its time for Sunny.
Gr 4-6-It's autumn of 1976, and Sunny has just entered middle school. MatthewHolm’s evocation of the exact kid-culture landmarks of the fall of 1976 andspring of 1977 (“Love Will Keep Us Together,” Brady Bunch reruns) will be as madeleines to a certain demographic.By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th But it’s Sunny’s relationship with Dale that is of primary resonance here,and the family drama is so, so good, and resolved hopefully but honestly. A new,older girl moves in next door, providing Sunny with the welcome experience ofa supportive big sister-and lessons in flag-swinging (for the marching band) toboot. Both author and illustrator areadept at shifting the mood quickly, as when Sunny and her mother are laughingover something cute the baby’s done, and Mom asks Sunny to call Dale to dinner.Three wordless panels ensue to convey all the whoopses of that moment. The subject is manifestly serious, and theHolms respect just how dark the story can get while maintaining its mainstreamappeal as a middle-grade graphic-novel comedy. She beginsmiddle school with some trepidation, and she faces it without the (complicated)presence of her troubled older brother Dale, who has been sent away to militaryschool in hopes he can be helped. 9/15), Sunny is now back home in Pennsylvania. roger suttonĪfter her visit to Gramps’s surprisingly lively retirement community in Florida( Sunny Side Up, rev. MatthewHolm’s evocation of the exact kid-culture landmarks of the fall of 1976 andspring of 1977 (“Love Will Keep Us Together,” Brady Bunch reruns) will be as madeleines to a certain demographic.
After her visit to Gramps’s surprisingly lively retirement community in Florida( Sunny Side Up, rev.
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