{"product_id":"ways-to-make-sunshine","title":"Ways to Make Sunshine by Watson, Ren?e","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson, the first book in a young middle grade series about Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit, kindness, and sunshine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRyan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means \"king\", that she is a leader, and she is determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. She is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, sister, and friend. But Ryan has a lot on her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, but money is still tight. That means some changes, like moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grad talent show coming up, Ryan wonders what talent she can perform on stage in front of everyone without freezing. As even more changes and challenges come her way, Ryan always finds a way forward and shows she is a girl who knows how to glow.\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaim for \u003ci\u003eWays to Make Sunshine\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Children's Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eParents \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine Best Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eWORLD \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ren?e Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781547600564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e508493 \/ Ways to Make Sunshine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Kite - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2020 pg. 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2020 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/20\/2020 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenée Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. Her novel, \u003ci\u003ePiecing Me Together, \u003c\/i\u003e received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLove is a Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWays to Make Sunshine, Ways to Grow Love, Some Places More Than Others\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Momma Left Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetty Before X\u003c\/i\u003e, cowritten with Ilyasah Shabazz, and \u003ci\u003eWatch Us Rise\u003c\/i\u003e, cowritten with Ellen Hagan, as well as two acclaimed picture books: \u003ci\u003eA Place Where Hurricanes Happen \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHarlem's Little Blackbird\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. 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