Sunny Makes Her Case: A Graphic Novel
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- Create Date：2024-02-08 00:22:26
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Jennifer L. Holm
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Summary
The New York Times bestselling SUNNY series continues as Sunny finds herself in the spotlight in a competition unlike any other。。。 Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school。。。 but she still feels more out than in。 It's about classes or homework， really。 No， it's the fact that most kids have a thing they do outside of class。 Like football or track or cheerleading。 Sunny isn't quarterback material， and her cheer attempts are。。。 not the best。 So what can she do？ When Sunny's friend Arun says he wants to start a debate club， she's not really sure what he means。 Isn't debate just。。。 arguing？ Sunny's never had a problem with arguing。 Arun and the advisor show her there's more to it than that -- there's also teamwork， and research， and being able to speak up in front of judges。 Some of the debates are fun ones -- which is the best candy？ Is peanut butter a force for evil or a force for good？ But when the debate club starts to be a success， Sunny realizes she won't just be able to talk her way into winning。。。 she'll have to make her case！
Reviews
Laura
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Sunny doesn’t play sports。 She doesn’t do cheers。 She doesn’t fit in any of the current clubs that are at her middle school （which would have been a Junior High since this is set in the 1970s。）What she does do is debate。 In fact， she is teased that she might grow up to be a lawyer， and so she and her friend decide to form a debate club。 She really enjoys it， and is happy that that has become her after school club。She works really hard with each debate topic， going so far as to call her brother w Sunny doesn’t play sports。 She doesn’t do cheers。 She doesn’t fit in any of the current clubs that are at her middle school （which would have been a Junior High since this is set in the 1970s。）What she does do is debate。 In fact， she is teased that she might grow up to be a lawyer， and so she and her friend decide to form a debate club。 She really enjoys it， and is happy that that has become her after school club。She works really hard with each debate topic， going so far as to call her brother who is stationed in Japan things about how he feels about conscription， since he is in the military。This is the fifth book in the series， but you don’t have to have read the other ones to get into this one。 In fact， I would recommend skipping the first two， since， to me， they were not as good as when the author finally started drawing her own life into the stories， which started with book three where Sunny’s personality starts to shine， when she discovers D&D。 I really enjoyed this book。 It makes me slightly nostalgic， too， since that was my era。 I also like how goofy Sunny is， and the jokes people quip at each other。The author says she was in one such club in high school and loved it。 I too was on the debate team and had a good time as well。 And I too was in school in the 1970s， so all the things that are going on look very familiar。This book is now out， and available everywhere。 。。。more
Casey
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Not as good as the other 3。
Kristin DeGarmo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Another great Sunny book！ I loved that this one is about join a debate team and learning to see arguments from other perspectives。 I like that Sunny is growing up and learning about relationships and people。 I’m happy to see her brother is doing well。 I would definitely recommend this and the other Sunny books！
Sarah
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EARC provided by Edelweiss Plus I am such a fan of this series， and I love this latest addition。 Sunny helps start a debate team， and of course her experience is both humorous and touching。
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusAfter her amazing summer at the pool in Sunny Makes a Splash， Sunny is back at school。 She thinks that it's perfectly reasonable to do nothing but watch The After School Special after school in her wood paneled family room， but her mother thinks she should do something else。 Her friend tries out for the cheerleading squad， but since Sunny really had no knowledge of what cheer takes， she doesn't make the squad， while her friend does。 She keeps running into Tony （fr E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusAfter her amazing summer at the pool in Sunny Makes a Splash， Sunny is back at school。 She thinks that it's perfectly reasonable to do nothing but watch The After School Special after school in her wood paneled family room， but her mother thinks she should do something else。 Her friend tries out for the cheerleading squad， but since Sunny really had no knowledge of what cheer takes， she doesn't make the squad， while her friend does。 She keeps running into Tony （from the pool） at school， and he's clearly interested in her， but they never get too talk very much， since she is always running late to class。 Her friend Arun isn't a huge fan of sports， and he and Sunny decide to start a debate team。 It's hard to find a faculty sponsor at first， but they eventually recruit a science teacher， who does a great job helping them practice。 It doesn't come quite as naturally to Sunny， but she tries hard。 She and Arun actually do really well， and when people at school actually notice that the school HAS a debate team， they also have Jason join。 Things are fairly calm at Sunny's house; she does talk to her brother （who is stationed abroad） on the phone， and hangs out a little with her grandfather， but we don't see as much of her family。 She does go shopping with her mother in order to obtain the perfect outfit for the debate: a powder blue power suit， complete with vest and a bow blouse！ Because that's what girls wore in the 1970s！ My power suit was rust corduroy！ Sunny and her team continue to do well， and she manages to finally connect with Tony。 Sigh。I'm sorry。 These books are just so evocative of my own middle school experience that I just can't review them critically！ While Ms。 Holm is three years younger than I am， she has made Sunny just my age。 Do I even need to mention that I was on the speech team in high school？Strengths: In addition to being a fantastic look at a particular period in history （something which the pictures in graphic novels support nicely）， this is a universal story about the constant pull between academics and athletics in schools。 I love that Sunny is interested in pursuing debate even though she isn't entirely sure she's good at it， and even though she knows most people in her school don't care。 It is not at all surprising that Sunny tries out to be a cheerleader even though she didn't really want to-- even I went to the cheer clinics at the end of 6th grade。 There was powerful social pressure in the 1970s to be a cheerleader， and most girls didn't have the background in gymnastics that they do today。 I loved the search for the advisor， and the fact that the book is dedicated to two of Holm's teachers。 This is a popular series in my library， so I will buy two copies。 Weaknesses: I would like to see more involvement of Sunny's family， and am voting that the next book be a road trip in a station wagon that includes the grandfather！What I really think: This is a great examples of writing what you know and LOVE。 The inclusion of a picture of Holm and the friend who was in debate with her was fun to see。 Pair this with Copeland's Cub for a good look at an underrepresented era in middle grade literature。 。。。more
TheNextGenLibrarian
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Loved Sunny # 5！ Finding your place in middle/high school is tough。 When everyone has their “thing” and you haven’t found yours yet， it can be lonely。 I love that Sunny got to participate in debate club！ This one releases 2/6！
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