Series: Sunny
Author: Jennifer L. Holm
Titles: Sunny Side Up, Swing It Sunny, Sunny Rolls the Dice
Genre: Middlegrade Historical Fiction graphic novels
Released: 2015, 2017, 2019
Pages: 224, 224, 226
My Overall Rating: 4 stars
Synopsis: This is about a young girl named Sunshine, nickname Sunny, who grows up in the 70s in Pennsylvania. She just goes through life trying to see the sunny side of everything, but not always accomplishing it. Big things are happening around her, which affects her and disposition, but in the end, she always comes back around to her sunny side.
My Thoughts: This is one graphic novel series that I actually enjoy!! I am not big into graphic novels, but I hope there will be more to see from Sunny. I love her. These are sweet stories about a sweet girl, who has to learn to navigate the cloudy world around her. We learn about Sunny initially during a rough time for her family. Her idolized older brother is getting into trouble, and she doesn’t understand, or how to deal with it. The second book is my least favorite, it was fine, but felt more of a connector/filler book between the first and the third. We start to see how Sunny is becoming her own person, but still wanting to follow her best friend. In the last book, this is intensified. She really starts to see how she has changed, and how the interests of her friends she always has had are different now, and how she now has interests similar to some new friends. She tries to balance it all, but ultimately she learns she needs to be who she is. I loved this last book! I reread the first 2 books to refresh, and I’d been waiting for this one to release. I think the series overall is so cute, and sends a great message for kids.
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