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. I felt for Sunny and her family.She then meets the only other kid in the complex. But overall, I felt the story was touching. I would love to see words flesh the story out (i.e. My rating is 3.5 Stars (out of 5) – I really liked the story. But maybe that’s because I don’t read a lot of graphic novels. Is there anything lost when it’s condensed into the graphic novel format? I did find a few things a tiny bit confusing. While I thought the graphic novel worked well, I could really see this as a full-scale novel. (This is something we totally would in my family!) WHAT’S NOT COOLġ.
And good advice… like taking the uneaten roll for later. I love the “Girls” who hang out with the grandfather. Little by little, we are let in on Sunny’s big secret.ģ.
It took me a few times to figure out how the flashbacks were working, but once I did, I really liked how that worked. (Although, I don’t know why Sunny doesn’t like Wonder Woman!!)Ģ.
I liked the superhero thread that was woven throughout the story. It’s even harder to work through the reason she’s in Florida in the first place. But that isn’t the only hard thing for Sunny. It’s hard to be a place where everybody’s old. Holm and Matthew Holmīasic plot: During the summer of 1976, Sunny goes to stay with her grandfather who lives in a Retirement Community in Florida.
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