Ignore the review that said this is not a book for younger kids. It absolutely is. The pictures the other reviewer puts up are mostly memories of the main character's older brother who was spiraling into addiction.
Spoilers - Her parents sent her away with her grandfather while they were trying to get the brother help (but they never told Sunny this so she assumed it was all her fault). Meanwhile the grandfather was trying to hide his smoking habit. Eventually Sunny (the main character) called him on it and he helped her open up about her brother. Afterwards they promised to keep no more secrets and they both threw out the grandfather's cigarettes together as he decided he really was going to quit.
So if you buy this for your younger child, make sure to read it first. It is a good way to open up a gentle conversation about the reality of drug abuse and the problem with keeping secrets. It is also a wonderful way to show a child that it is actually okay and even positive to "tell on" someone if they are in trouble--getting themselves hurt or hurting others--and it is good to talk if someone makes you feel sad or hurt. Studies back up that children are less likely to run into issues with drug addiction if they have adults in their lives to talk with them early about it.
So I am very glad I took advantage of the Kindle deal for this book. I will be letting my 8 year old read it tonight.
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Excellent graphic novel plus Swamp Thing
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2015
I liked this graphic novel. It's about a kid who has to spend her summer vacation with her grandfather in Florida, when she really wanted to do other things. Her grandfather lives in a retirement community. I got this because I heard that it had a few references to the comic book Swamp Thing, and it has about four or five pages where the characters have Swamp Thing comic books.It's really fun, and I laughed a lot at the funny parts. The artwork is great, too. And Sunny and the only other kid her age in the retirement home read a lot of comics.It wasn't until after I finished this and was preparing for this review that I realized that this was supposed to be a kids' book. Sure, I knew that the protagonist was a kid, but because it's a retro throwback to the 70's, I thought it was targeted at adults. I was about 3/4th through it before I realized that it was trying to deal with some pretty dark themes, and I guess provide them in a palatable way for kids. I don't want to spoil the ending, but I didn't like how Sunny's resolution just perpetuated the cycle that she was trying to break out of. But, something like what happened in this book is probably pretty realistic, because most families never fully break out of their bad cycles.But, overall, it's awesome. I highly recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2015
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