Too cool for school.... or the least groovy girl in the grade? Sunny's just made it to middle school, and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys, and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons & Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying, it's hard to worry about whether you look cool or not. Especially when it's your turn to roll the 20-sided die.
Trying hard to be cool can make you feel really uncool... and it's much more fun to just have fun. Sunny's going to find her groove and her own kind of groovy, with plenty of laughs along the way! From the award-winning duo of Jennifer and Matthew Holm comes the third book in the Sunny graphic novel series — full of heart, laughs, and adventure!
"The storytelling is predominantly visual in this episodic outing, with just occasional snatches of dialogue and pithy labels to fill in details or mark the passage of time; frequent reaction shots deftly capture Sunny’s feelings of being pulled this way and that. Tellingly, in the Holms’ panels (colored by Pien), Sunny’s depicted as significantly smaller than Deb, visually underscoring her developmental awkwardness. Deb’s comment that 'we’re too old to be playing games like that' leads Sunny to drop out of the D&D circle and even go to the school’s staggeringly dull spring dance. Sunny’s mostly white circle of peers expands and becomes more diverse as she continues to navigate her way through the dark chambers and misty passages of early adolescence.... The dice are rolling readers’ way in this third outing." — Kirkus Reviews
Recommended Age | 10 - 13 |
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Author | Jennifer L. Holm |
Illustrator | Matthew Holm |
ISBN | 1338233149 |
Publication Date | Oct 1, 2019 |
Publisher | Graphix |
Series Name | Sunny |
Language | English |