Sunny rolls the dice

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Title:

Sunny rolls the dice

Author:

Holm, Jennifer L., author.

Holm, Matthew, artist.

Pien, Lark, colorist.

Series:

Sunny (Holm);

Series Number:

Summary:

"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." -- Provided by publisher.

General Note:

Sequel to: Swing it, Sunny.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

215 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Genre:

Humorous comics.

Coming-of-age comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Subject Term:

Best friends -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Female friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Dungeons and Dragons (Game) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Middle schools -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Belonging (Social psychology) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Nineteen seventies -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Holm, Matthew,

Pien, Lark,

Publisher:

Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781338233155

9781338233148

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, [2019]

Call Number:

J HOLM

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

From the award-winning duo of Jennifer and Matthew Holm comes the sequel to the bestselling Sunny Side Up -- full of heart, laughs, and adventure! 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.

Author Notes

After graduating from Dickinson College, Jennifer L. Holm became a broadcast producer of television commercials and music videos for numerous companies including Nickelodeon, MTV, American Express, Hershey's and Huggies. Her first book, Our Only May Amelia, was a 2000 Newbery Honor Book. Both Penny from Heaven and Turtle in Paradise were Newbery Honor recipients in 2007 and 2011, respectively. She is also the author of numerous series including Boston Jane, Babymouse, and The Stink Files, which she writes with her husband Jonathan Hamel. Her title, The Fourteenth Goldfish made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4--7--It's 1977, and Sunny is just starting seventh grade. She joins a group of boys who play Dungeons & Dragons, and she thoroughly enjoys the game, intrigued by the exciting stories and unusual monsters. Sunny also finds reminders of the game in real life, like comparing the gelatin in the school cafeteria to gelatinous cube monsters and applying the "always check for traps" rule to other risky tasks. But Sunny gets mixed messages from other girls and from teen magazines about how girls should look and act, and she starts to avoid the D & D group. It will be easy for readers to identify with likable Sunny as she struggles to balance her self-image with other people's ideas about who she should be. Colorful, cartoony art adds humor and appeal. Though the book is the third in the series about Sunny, newcomers will easily dive right in. VERDICT A sweet, funny, and silly story with a serious message at its core: stop trying so hard to be cool, and just have fun being yourself.--Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library