From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Ren e Watson comes the first book in a young middle grade series about Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit, kindness, and sunshine.

Ryan Hart has a lot on her mind--school, self-image, and especially family. Her dad finally has a new job, but money is tight. That means some changes, like selling their second car and moving into a new (old) house. But Ryan is a girl who knows how to make sunshine out of setbacks. As her brother says when he raps about her, she's got the talent that matters most: it's a talent that can't be seen, she's nice, not mean

Ryan is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, a good sister, a good friend. But even if her life isn't everything she would wish for, when her big brother is infuriating, her parents don't quite understand, and the unexpected happens, she always finds a way forward, with grace and wit. And plenty of sunshine.

Acclaimed author Ren e Watson writes her own version of Ramona Quimby, one starring a Black girl and her family, in this start to a charming new series.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 04/28/2020
ISBN: 9781547600564
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/10/2020
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2020 pg. 134
Booklist 03/15/2020 pg. 65
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2020 pg. 92
School Library Journal 03/20/2020 pg. 1
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2020 pg. 224

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 508493 / Ways to Make Sunshine
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4