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Sunny Holiday (2009)

by Coleen Murtagh Paratore(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0545075793 (ISBN13: 9780545075794)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Scholastic Press

series

Sunny Holiday

review 1: Sunny does not have an easy life. This fourth grader lives in public housing with her mother. Her father is currently in jail, but will be coming home soon. Sunny is upbeat and the book has a positive message, but does come across as realistic. Not everything goes her way. I particularly liked the character of Sunny's mother. She is a great cheerleader for Sunny, but emphasizes that hard work is the only way to achieve success.
review 2: Aptly-named Sunny is a spunky 4th-grader who makes the most of what life hands her. Despite missing her daddy terribly (he’s in prison), enduring hateful words from “mean bus girls”, and experiencing multiple disappointments, her upbeat attitude falters only briefly. She is proud of her keen imagination and writing abilit... morey and is surrounded by good female role models, including her hard-working mother who teaches Sunny to be honest, kind, loyal, and practical while still holding on to her dreams. An outstanding choice for a classroom read-aloud, Sunny Holiday provides many opportunities for engaging kids in discussion.Personally, I really like Sunny. She has a terrific attitude most of the time, but, like any of us, she gets annoyed when things just really do not go her way. She speaks up when necessary, loves the Salvation Army clothes her mother buys then fancies up with embroidery, and is embarrassed when the "mean bus girls" talk about those very clothes. She's just a real kid in real situations. less

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