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Ways to Make Sunshine Spiral-Bound | 2020-04-28

Renée Watson Nina Mata (Illustrated by)

★★★☆☆+ from 1,001 to 10,000 ratings

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Award-winning author Renée Watson's Ramona-esque new middle grade series staring an irrepresible girl and her lovable family.

Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to invent recipies, and has a lot on her mind--school, self-image, and family. Her dad finally has a new job, but money is tight. That means 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. Because Ryan is all about trying to see the best. Even when things aren't all she would wish for--her brother is infuriating, her parents don't understand, when her recipies don't turn out right, and when the unexpected occurs--she can find a way forward, with wit and plenty of sunshine.
Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Renée Watson was inspired to write her own version of Ramona, starring a Black girl and her family, in this charming new series.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 192 pages
ISBN-10: 154760056X
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.7 x 8.6 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
Watch Us Rise: "Stunning." --Laurie Halse Anderson • "Extraordinary." --Brendan Kiely • "Powerful." --Julie Murphy
Piecing Me Together (A NYT bestseller • A Newbery Honor winner • A Coretta Scott King Author Award winner)
"Timely and timeless." --Jacqueline Woodson • "Important and deeply moving." --John Green • "Teeming with compassion and insight." --PW, starred review • "Timely, nuanced, and unforgettable." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review • "Will resonate with many readers." --BCCB, starred review

RENÉE WATSON is the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning author of the novels Some Places More Than Others, Watch Us Rise, co-written with Ellen Hagan, Piecing Me Together, This Side of Home, What Momma Left Me, Betty Before X, co-written with Ilyasah Shabazz, and two picture books: Harlem's Little Blackbird and A Place Where Hurricanes Happen. Renée is the founder of I, Too, Arts Collective, a nonprofit committed to nurturing underrepresented voices in the creative arts. She lives in New York City. www.reneewatson.net; @harlemportland (Instagram); @reneewauthor (Twitter)