![]() ![]() ![]() The authors/illustrators accomplish their goal without seeming too preachy. The characters are well drawn and realistic. The story builds up evenly, so that readers will want to continue and find out what happens next. The flashbacks alternate well with the present-day narrative. There’s no telling from the story how closely it mirrors the lives of the authors-the book isn’t categorized as a memoir-but it obviously hits close to home. They felt ashamed of it, so they wrote this story so that children would know that they did not have to be ashamed. At the end of their story, the Holm siblings write a note explaining that when they were growing up, they had a relative who was abusing drugs or alcohol. He tells her not to tell, and she keeps the secret, but she doesn’t feel good about it.Įventually, we learn why Sunny was packed off to stay with her grandfather, and Sunny is able to share things with her grandfather to help her get through this difficult time. Sunny remembers different instances in which she was a witness to her brother’s drunkenness and his drug use. Readers learn that Sunny’s older brother has been drinking and doing drugs. Sunny’s stay in Florida is interspersed with flashbacks. ![]() He introduces Sunny to a whole number of comics. They scavenge for lost golf balls and search for lost cats all these things earn them money to buy comics. ![]() Buzz is the son of the maintenance worker, and Buzz knows how to make things fun. She then meets the only other kid in the complex. ![]()
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