Language G, Mature Content PG, Violence G
EL, MS - ADVISABLE
Sunny Hathaway, 11yo, narrates the story of the summer "when everything started to change, and... change is not my strong point." Her world changes when her mother's boyfriend moves in with them along with his two slightly annoying children and their cat, her father's new wife is pregnant, her best friend starts to like boys, and her grandmother is dying.
Sunny is quirky and funny and a very real and loveable character. The Australian setting and language give the story an interesting flavor and Sunny's personal journey is full of life lessons. Some very frank discussions of Sunny's bum-sniffing dog and her step-mother's pregnancy and nursing may offend some sensitive readers.
Janell Pearce-Mattheus, Youth Services Librarian, Whitmore Library.
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