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Sunny Holiday #02: Sweet And Sunny
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Sunny Holiday #02: Sweet And Sunny
by Coleen ParatoreSunny Holiday starts off her new year as Junior Deputy Mayor of Riverton, New York. Her mission? To help create a Kid's Day and turn it into a national holiday. Kids should have a holiday, just for them! So Sunny takes it upon herself to make this new holiday shine, getting her friends and family involved. Sunny is headstrong, funny, and trying to make the best out of every situation--whether it involves holidays or family problems. She's got spirit to spare-and you can't help but love her for it.
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Sunny Holiday
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Sunny Holiday
by Coleen ParatoreIn the gloomy days after winter break, Sunny, a fourth-grader who lives with her mother in a depressing inner-city apartment complex, decides that January needs some ?jiggle.? She suggests to her best friend and neighbor, Jazzy, that each month should have a kid-friendly holiday. Sunny?s irrepressible spirit is tested when her mother, who cleans hotel rooms and takes evening classes, can?t make it to her class for morning share time. Sunny also misses her father, who is in prison. When she hurries her mother to finish a book they are writing together in hopes of getting rich quickly, her mother cautions that ?there is no shortcut to the big dreams in life.? Told in Sunny?s optimistic voice, the story successfully depicts the way she and her mother appreciate what life has to offer in spite of its hardships.
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Interest Level:
3-5
Lexile Framework:
650L
Grade Level Equivalent:
3.7
Age:
8-10
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Subject:
African American, Holidays, Pride and Self-Esteem, Parents
While her father serves time in prison, nine-year-old optimist Sunny Holiday makes the best of her time with her mother by searching for joy in each day and coming up with ideas for a new local holiday which would honor children.
Sunny thinks that every month should have a kid-friendly holiday. Valentine's Day, July 4th, and Christmas definitely fit the bill — but months like January and August are lacking. So Sunny takes it upon herself to make new holidays for the months that need them, getting her friends and family involved.
Sunny is headstrong, funny, and trying to make the best out of every situation — whether it involves holidays or family problems. She's got spirit to spare — and you can't help but love her for it.
"Told in Sunny’s optimistic voice, the story successfully depicts the way she and her mother appreciate what life has to offer in spite of its hardships. The author of The Wedding Planner’s Daughter series leads Sunny's story to a cheerful conclusion that will leave readers hoping for a sequel." — Booklist
"The plot in this chapter book is clever and engaging." — Cape Cod Times
"Coleen Paratore is becoming one of those authors who can churn out a winner with every plot. With Sunny Holiday, Paratore works her magic again." — Winston-Salem Journal
