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Sunny has no idea why her jailbird mother has moved them to a no-name town in Wyoming. She only knows she misses Gramps and his cabin, and she hardly recognizes her mom anymore. Not since The Awful Night. Was Sunny to blame? Will they ever feel like a family again? When Sunny takes on work with her gruff landlady in their dingy apartment building, change begins to seem possible. If she doesn't decide to run, maybe she can become someone new. Someone amazing. The Amazing Sunny York is one girl's journey towards forgiveness and acceptance. This coming-of-age novel reinforces the idea that change is possible . . . for everyone.

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The Amazing Sunny York blooms with a quietly courageous, not-so-quietly curious character who makes the most of her world, where she is, and whomever she is with. Readers will take this character's hand and completely step into her worlds, both beautiful and complicated. Bjornestad has created a girl with a keen wit and a sharp mind, and a wiser-than-her-years understanding of her world. Middle graders will relate to Sunny's dilemmas and discoveries, and will root for her, all the way to the end! -- Morgan Callan Rogers, author of Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea. In The Amazing Sunny York, eleven-year-old Sunny strives to make the best of a challenging situation. Her mother, struggling to overcome alcoholism, has uprooted Sunny from her beloved grandfather's home and moved into a shabby apartment building. Gutsy yet vulnerable, Sunny connects with the colorful cast of apartment dwellers. Together they learn that growth can only occur when one is willing to shed his or her old coats and try on new ones. The main setting of the novel, Violet Eddy's butterfly garden, is beautifully depicted. The reader can almost hear the whisper of the milkweed as it awaits the Monarch butterflies. Sensitive and moving, The Amazing Sunny York deals with the complex topics of rebuilding relationships and learning to trust again. -- Cathy Ringler, author of Miya's Dream

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Kathy Bjornestad is a small-town girl with a BIG imagination. As a retired Language Arts teacher and librarian, she's well-versed in the business of books. Her first love is the novel, but you can find her poetry in anthologies like Pasque Petals and Scurfpea Publishing's annual anthology. Her creative nonfiction received an honorable mention for the Neltje Blanchan Award, and she has been published in the Christian Science Monitor. Her books imagine the world as it should be, a place in which characters find homes where their hearts belong. You can find Kathy at kathybjornestad.com. Illustrator Kaya Glasner is an artist based in southern Arizona. She is part of the Illustration, Design & Animation Program at the University of Arizona. Kaya specializes in murals, book illustration, and character animation. Her animation and set-building work have been shown twice at The Loft Cinema in Tucson. For more information, visit https: //www.professionalscribblesbykaya.com, or contact professionalscribblesbykaya@gmail.com.

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