{"product_id":"sunny-paperback-4","title":"Sunny - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunny tries to shine despite his troubled past in this third novel in the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eTrack \u003c\/em\u003eseries from \u003cem\u003eNational Book Award\u003c\/em\u003e finalist Jason Reynolds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhost. Patina. Sunny. Lu. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds, with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team--a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics. They all have a lot of lose, but they all have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. Sunny is the main character in this novel, the third of four books in Jason Reynold's electrifying middle grade series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunny is just that--sunny. Always ready with a goofy smile and something nice to say, Sunny is the chillest dude on the Defenders team. But Sunny's life hasn't always been sun beamy-bright. You see, Sunny is a murderer. Or at least he thinks of himself that way. His mother died giving birth to him, and based on how Sunny's dad treats him--ignoring him, making Sunny call him Darryl, never \"Dad\"--it's no wonder Sunny thinks he's to blame. It seems the only thing Sunny can do right in his dad's eyes is win first place ribbons running the mile, just like his mom did. But Sunny doesn't like running, never has. So he stops. Right in the middle of a race. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his relationship with his dad now worse than ever, the last thing Sunny wants to do is leave the other newbies--his only friends--behind. But you can't be on a track team and not run. So Coach asks Sunny what he wants to do. Sunny's answer? Dance. Yes, dance. But you also can't be on a track team and dance. Then, in a stroke of genius only Jason Reynolds can conceive, Sunny discovers a track event that encompasses the hard hits of hip-hop, the precision of ballet, and the showmanship of dance as a whole: the discus throw. As Sunny practices the discus, learning when to let go at just the right time, he'll let go of everything that's been eating him up inside, perhaps just in time.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason Reynolds is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, National Book Award Honoree, a \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Award winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. The American Booksellers Association's 2017 and 2018 spokesperson for Indies First, his many books include \u003ci\u003eWhen I Was the Greatest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Boy in the Black Suit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll American Boys \u003c\/i\u003e(cowritten with Brendan Kiely), \u003ci\u003eAs Brave as You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e For Every One\u003c\/i\u003e, the Track series (\u003ci\u003eGhost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePatina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunny\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLu\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eLong Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e, which received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor. He lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVanessa Brantley Newton is a self-taught artist and has attended both FIT and SVA of New York, where she studied fashion and children's illustration. Vanessa is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eRuby's New Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Team Stays Together!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJustin and the Bully\u003c\/i\u003e--all by Tony and Lauren Dungy--as well as \u003ci\u003ePresenting...Tallulah\u003c\/i\u003e by Tori Spelling. She hopes that when people look at her work, it will make them feel happy in some way, or even reclaim a bit of their childhood.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunny\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169521832071,"sku":"9781432865825","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ff13c499be628c440fdc3d58f2fbac85.webp?v=1733342062","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sunny-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}