Bibliograph

Ways to make sunshine, Renée Watson ; illustrated by Nina Mata

Type

Label

Ways to make sunshine, Renée Watson ; illustrated by Nina Mata

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

760L, lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 7-10, Bloomsbury Children's Books

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 2-3, Bloomsbury Children's Books

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Ways to make sunshine

Oclc number

1127058752

Responsibility statement

Renée Watson ; illustrated by Nina Mata

Series statement

Ryan Hart, 1

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.5, 4.0.Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 4.5, 4.0, 508493 EN.AR, 4.5, 4.0 pt.Reading Counts, 3-5, 4.6, 8.F&P, Q.

Summary

Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Ryan's 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 of her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, though money is still tight. That means moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grade 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. In this first book in a series, Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson writes her own version of Ramona Quimby, starring Ryan Hart--a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. --, From dust jacket

Target audience

pre adolescent

Contributor