{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-sunshine-9781546122746","title":"The Trouble with Sunshine","description":"A heartwarming story about grief and new beginnings, by Pura Belpre Award-winning author Yamile Saied Mendez.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE TROUBLE WITH SUNSHINE IS IT COMES EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU DON'T DESERVE IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorani's mom, Isa, taught her to be bold and challenge the rules if they don't seem fair. People are more important than rules. But she never taught Dorani how to do it all without her. So, when Isa dies on the way to speak with the principal about Dori's latest revolution, Dori loses her voice. Her grief and guilt become the loudest parts of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from vibrant Miami to quiet, middle-of-nowhere Wyoming with her aunt feels like the punishment she deserves. She spends most of her time with their newest horse, Sunshine. Sunshine was involved in an accident that's left her skittish and hard to care for. Tia Ivette knows her behavior comes from fear, and she is trying everything to make Sunshine brave again. But Dori knows grief can feel like fear... and grief is just love with no place to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaking up for Sunshine reminds Dori that the very best parts of her mother live on through her, and so when she starts to notice that the rules at her new school unfairly target specific students, she knows just what her mother would do...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546122746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yamile Saied M?ndez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000535670965,"sku":"9781546122746","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_17fc9108-758d-476b-a067-0ab24ff1c4b4.jpg?v=1736265149","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-trouble-with-sunshine-9781546122746","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}