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Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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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.
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Lauredhel
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This terrific graphic memoir is written from the point of view of a teenager who volunteers at a camp for kids with cancer and their families.

And there are letters in the back!

@AsYouWish #WickedWords

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Lauredhel
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Really nice bit of character work here as the motley group of camp counsellors set off to kids cancer camp.

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Caryl
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I adored this book. (Hey, Kiddo is amazing as well.) JJK is a sweetheart — a wonderful storyteller, artist, and human being. 💖

This was my December #DoubleSpin pick for #BookSpinBINGO.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 10mo
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Lindy
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I read a stack of great picture books this month, which reminds me: Goodreads dropped picture books from their readers‘ choice awards this year. I‘m not sad about that because they tended to have crappy picture books on the voting list anyway.

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liz.eng

This a biography about a boy named Jarett. Jarett was in high school when he went to camp for the first time. When he learned that it was for seriously ill kids and families he thought it was going to be sad and overwhelming. He learned that it was a lot more than he expected. He learned more about different kids and their illnesses and how they live with it everyday. He became a safe person that kids could go to and tell their feelings to.

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sarahosterle
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | Jarrett J. Krosoczka

“The kids I met there weren't dying- they were living. Living life to its fullest.“ This quote made me think about how important it is to think about life as the glass is half full.

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sarahosterle
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | Jarrett J. Krosoczka

This book is a feel-good/coming-of-age novel. It talks about the sad parts of life and how these children and families fight through them to come out on the other end. I liked how the author used this book as a graphic novel, I think it added more dynamic to the story.

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sarahosterle
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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This book is about the author and how he worked at a summer camp called Camp Sunshine. The camp was specifically for children and families who have chronic illnesses. Originally the author thought it would be too depressing but he ended up really learning a lot from the camp.

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Erinreadsthebooks
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Absolute perfection. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Tamra Thank you for posting! My daughter read Hey Kiddo and now wants to read this one too. 😊 1y
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Erinreadsthebooks
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This clip is a fun little throw back to the music I grew up with 🤓🤩🎵🎧

underground_bks This book is so masterfully, beautifully done! 1y
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Erinreadsthebooks
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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Pretty excited about this one 🤩

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jlhammar
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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Another wonderful graphic memoir from Krosoczka. Have some tissues handy!

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TracyReadsBooks
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Krosoczka follows up his National Book Award nominated memoir Hey, Kiddo with another stunner which, like the first one, exemplifies just how powerful & moving graphic novels (comics too) can be in the hands of a brilliant artist. Detailing his work as a volunteer & later counselor at camps for seriously ill children, & what that work has meant to him, this one had me teary before the title page. I‘m still teary… Highly recommended.

jlhammar Just picked-up from the library! Can‘t wait to start. I loved Hey, Kiddo. 2y
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sblbooks
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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First time camper here. #camplitsy23 nominations from my TBR. @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @Megabooks

Megabooks I am very excited about Sunshine and glad you nominated it! Welcome to camp!! 😁🏕️ 2y
Deblovestoread Really interested in 2y
BarbaraBB Very cool choices that weren‘t on my radar yet. Welcome to camp 🏕️ 📚 2y
Cinfhen My friend owns a bookstore and she LOVED 2y
squirrelbrain I love that you nominated a graphic novel! ❤️ 2y
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underground_bks
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This powerful, tender, life-affirming graphic memoir from the author of Hey, Kiddo follows Jarrett J. Krosoczka as a high schooler on a trip volunteering at Camp Sunshine, a summer camp for seriously ill kids and their families, a week that changes his life forever. I‘m getting chills just reflecting on this beautiful book and that it‘s here for anyone who needs a reminder of the brevity of life, yes, but more, that its meaning lies in connection.

jlhammar I loved Hey, Kiddo. Looking forward to this! 2y
underground_bks @jlhammar yes I LOVE Hey, Kiddo!! 2y
underground_bks @jlhammar Jarrett Krosoczka is actually wearing my bookstore‘s t-shirt in this video! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR3XRBq8/ 2y
jlhammar Oh, how cool! It‘s a great shirt! 2y
underground_bks @jlhammar thanks! 🥰 2y
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Missusb
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#mayrso2023 #digitalarc #graphic #memoir A story about kids with cancer at camp? Of course I cried. #middlefiction #griefandloss #bravery #family

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