About this item
A 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 Front Desk. Sunny Parker loves the Del Mar Garden Apartments, the affordable housing complex where she lives. And she especially loves 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. Sunny 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.
About the Author
Margaret Finnegan is the author of the middle-grade novel WE COULD BE HEROES (Atheneum Books for Young ReadersP) , which is now a Junior Library Guild Selection. Learn more about her work at her website: http://www.margaretfinnegan.comConnect with her on Twitter: @FinneganBegin
