Sunshine: A Graphic Novel Contributor(s): Krosoczka, Jarrett J. (Author), Krosoczka, Jarrett J. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1338356321 ISBN-13: 9781338356328 Publisher: Graphix OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2023 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Social Topics - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries |
Lexile Measure: 460 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 8.6" (1.50 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The extraordinary -- and extraordinarily powerful -- follow-up to Hey, Kiddo. When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim? But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets people through the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to some of the usual rituals that come with being a camp counselor (wilderness challenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinky mascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet some extraordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about the captivity of illness, for sure but he also learned about the freedom a safe space can bring. Now, in his follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo, Jarrett brings readers back to Camp Sunshine so we can meet the campers and fellow counselors who changed the course of his life. |