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Ways to make sunshine  Cover Image Book Book

Ways to make sunshine / Renée Watson ; illustrated by Nina Mata.

Watson, Renée, (author.). Mata, Nina, 1981- (illustrator.).

Summary:

From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée 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 Renée Watson writes her own version of Ramona Quimby, one starring a Black girl and her family, in this start to a charming new series.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781547600564
  • ISBN: 154760056X
  • Physical Description: 177 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 7-10. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Grades 2-3. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
760L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.5 4 508493.
Subject: Families > Oregon > Portland > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Portland (Or.) > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 35 of 36 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sikeston Public. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 36 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Sikeston Public Library J W33 (Text) 34140000065188 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Adair County Public Library JUV F Watson (Text) 34029002515095 Juv Fiction Available -
Camden County Library District - Osage Beach J FIC WATSON (Text) 31320003764102 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Cape Girardeau Public Library WAT (Text) 33042004781954 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center J WAT 2020 (Text) 0002205644962 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Douglas County Public Library JF Wat (Text) 35633000332749 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Dulany Memorial Library YFIC WAT (Text) 35712001529641 Youth Fiction Available -
Heartland Regional Library - Belle J WAT (Text) 35555002445569 Juvenile Fiction Available -
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