And we’re all eagerly anticipating a third book in the series. Without spoiling the ending, I will say that it ends on an optimistic and hopeful note. It’s a struggle that many kids with older siblings will relate to and undoubtedly encounter in some form. This is devastating to Sunny, who feels more and more helpless as time goes on.
The emotional heart of Swing It, Sunny, though, is Sunny’s relationship with her brother Dale, which is growing strained and beyond her control.
Even though she’s several years older than Sunny, they get along really well, and Neela begins teaching Sunny her marching band swing flag routine. 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.
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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.
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HGTV put the house up for sale earlier this year after having invested $1.9 million and added 2,000 square feet to the property’s original footprint, including a full second story. Brady Bunch cast: (left to right) Maureen McCormack, Christopher Knight, Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland, Eve Plumb and Barry Williams HGTV
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