{"product_id":"sunny-parker-is-here-to-stay-9781665930086","title":"Sunny Parker Is Here to Stay","description":"\u003cb\u003eA determined girl spends the summer before middle school learning to stand up for her low-income community in this funny, fast-paced read just right for fans of Kelly Yang's \u003ci\u003eFront Desk\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSunny Parker loves the Del Mar Garden Apartments, the affordable housing complex where she lives. And she \u003ci\u003eespecially \u003c\/i\u003eloves her neighbors. From her best friend, Haley Michaels, to Mrs. Garcia and her two kids--developmentally disabled son AJ and bitter but big-hearted daughter Izzy--every resident has a story and a special place in Sunny's heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSunny never thought living at the Del Mar Garden Apartments made her different--until the city proposes turning an old, abandoned school into a new affordable housing complex and the backlash of her affluent neighborhood teaches Sunny the hard way that not everyone appreciates the community she calls home. Her dad, the Del Mar's manager-slash-handyman, wants Sunny to lay low. But as hurtful rhetoric spreads and the city's public hearing approaches, Sunny realizes that sometimes there's too much at stake to stay silent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her friends behind her, Sunny Parker is determined to change the narrative--because she and her community are here to stay!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Finnegan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665930086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Finnegan is the author of the Junior Library Guild Selections\u003ci\u003e Sunny Parker Is Here to Stay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New Kids and Underdogs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSusie B. Won't Back Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWe Could Be Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Her other work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eFamilyFun\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She lives in South Pasadena, California, where she enjoys spending time with her family, walking her dog, and baking really good chocolate cakes. Visit her online at MargaretFinnegan.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43778364407923,"sku":"9.78167E+12","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8244d6ff-412b-4899-891d-5d42861f7255.jpg?v=1757508962","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sunny-parker-is-here-to-stay-9781665930086","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}