Bibliograph

Sunshine, Marion Dane Bauer

Type

Label

Sunshine, Marion Dane Bauer

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

8-12, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

3-7, Brodart

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Sunshine

Oclc number

1190804891

Responsibility statement

Marion Dane Bauer

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 4, 4, 511840.

Summary

Publisher Annotation: Newbery Honoree Marion Dane Bauer evokes the "summer that changed everything" in the life of a boy growing up without a mother. Since as far back as Ben can remember, it's been him, his devoted dad, and Sunshine-Ben's little dog, who rarely leaves Ben's side. It was Mom who did the leaving, and Ben's about to spend a whole week with his suddenly present mother in the wilds of northern Minnesota. On the remote island she calls home, Ben will learn to canoe, weather the elements, and weigh a burning question: when will she come back to where she belongs? A must-read for dog lovers, children of divorce, and the imaginative and outdoorsy, Sunshine is a poignant, ultimately hopeful story about self-discovery, facing big realities, and finally, forgiving the things-and people-you can't forget. 208pp

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification