INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Paratore, Coleen Murtagh

Sweet and Sunny

(4) 4-6 Though her father is in jail and her mother lost her job, Sunny (Sunny Holiday) remains positive. As junior deputy mayor of her town, Sunny works to create a new holiday, Kid's Day, and makes sure the concerns of her neighbors and her school get heard. Sunny's likability helps overcome the meager plot and heavy-handed message of optimism even in bleak circumstances.

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