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The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition) Spiral-Bound | 2022-06-14

Anthony Ray Hinton Lara Love Hardin Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

★★★★☆+ from 101 to 500 ratings

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A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit, now adapted for younger readers.

In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested, charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama, and sentenced to death. Stunned, confused, and only twenty-nine years old, Hinton knew that he was innocent and that the truth would prove this and ultimately set him free.

He spent his first three years on Death Row in silence--angry and full of hatred for all those who had sent an innocent man to his death. Slowly, Hinton resolved not only to survive, but find a way to live on Death Row. For the next twenty-seven years he was a beacon--transforming not only his own spirit, but those of his fellow inmates, and with the help of attorney Bryan Stevenson, Hinton won his release in 2015.

The Sun Does Shine is an extraordinary testament to the power of hope sustained through the darkest times, now adapted for younger readers.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1250817366
Item Weight: 1.0 lbs
Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.2 x 9.4 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 101 to 500 ratings
The Sun Does Shine:

"An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"No one I have represented has inspired me more than Anthony Ray Hinton and I believe his compelling and unique story will similarly inspire our nation and readers all over the world." --Bryan Stevenson, New York Times-bestselling author of Just Mercy

"A troubling, moving, and ultimately exalting journey through the decades Hinton lived under the threat of death while an unjust system that refused to acknowledge mistakes failed him repeatedly." --Booklist, starred review

"A heart-wrenching yet ultimately hopeful story about truth, justice, and the need for criminal justice reform." --Kirkus, starred review

"In this intense memoir, [Anthony Ray] Hinton recounts his three-decade nightmare: awaiting execution for crimes he didn't commit . . . Hinton's life is one of inspiration, which he wonderfully relays here in bitingly honest prose." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Anthony Ray Hinton spent nearly thirty years on death row for crimes he didn't commit. Released in April 2015, Hinton now speaks widely on prison reform and the power of faith and forgiveness. He lives in Alabama.

Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich is the author of several children's books, including Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow and Saving Earth: Climate Change and the Fight for Our Future. She is a member of the Brown Bookshelf, and editor of the We Need Diverse Books anthology The Hero Next Door. Olugbemisola lives with her family in New York City where she writes, makes things, and needs to get more sleep.