4.5
The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
By Ashley Herring BlakePublisher Description
Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnecting with her lost mother, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl in this stunning, heartfelt novel--perfect for fans of Ali Benjamin and Erin Entrada Kelly.
When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a "New Life Plan": 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time.
Her "New Life Plan" seems to be racing forward, but when she meets her new best friend Quinn, Sunny questions whether she really wants to kiss a boy at all. With the reemergence of her mother, Sunny begins a journey to becoming the new Sunny St. James.
This sweet, tender novel dares readers to find the might in their own hearts.
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Chris Taylor
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Believable charactersCharacters change and growLikable charactersEasy to readComical
Dizzie4u
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“What I absolutely adore about this book and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World is how thoroughly Blake captures the voice of a pre-teen/early teen who’s questioning. In general, I think she does a great job at writing in the mind of a middle schooler, but it’s as if Blake looked around my brain and smacked my experience into these characters. All of their anxiety, second-guessing, and internalized homophobia giving way to acceptance is such an important thing to write about for kids at this age. Even for older teens and adults, it’s important, but this is the sort of book I needed when I was 12-13. So, thank you for this Ashley Herring Blake. Also, Sunny and Quinn were just the most wholesome pair ever.
Now, aside from the excellent young queer representation that tugged at my heartstrings, I also loved how much family played a role in this story, and how people don’t have to be related to you to be considered such. Sunny’s relationship with Kate (her adoptive mother), and Lena (her biological mother), was a central part of the story. It’s a complicated dynamic that I think Blake handled elegantly and in a satisfying way; you still saw the love between all of them. I came here for the LGBTQ+ rep, but it was such a pleasant surprise to be engaged in Sunny’s relationship with these conflicting parental figures and how fleshed out her connection with each of them was. They also spoke through their issues and had healthy relationships and it was just—I didn’t think mother-daughter relationships could be so sweet/compelling to me.
Overall, this book just made me smile and clutch my chest a lot. I adored Sunny, and my little sister will definitely be reading this book in middle school.”
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“The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James is now one of my favorite books.”
Melody
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“While it was pretty predictable where this book was headed, I enjoyed the way that Blake crafted the story to get there.”
“4.5
I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. TWO QUEER 12 YEAR OLDS WHO HAVE BEEN THINKING BEING QUEER ISNT OKAY AND THEN THEY FALL FOR EACH OTHER I CANT MY HEART IS”
About Ashley Herring Blake
Ashley Herring Blake lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two sons. She is the author of the young adult novels Suffer Love, How to Make a Wish, and Girl Made of Stars, as well as the middle-grade novel Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World.
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