A Place to Shine
A Place to Shine by Marie Arnold is a poignant tale published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2024, featuring 288 pages in English. The story follows ten-year-old Sunny Williams, who is determined to keep her family together after her grandmother, Nanna, is placed in a care home due to memory loss. Faced with the prospect of being separated from her seven-year-old brother, Miles, Sunny devises a plan to prevent them from being sent to a foster home.
In her quest, Sunny discovers a message from Nanna hidden within their favorite story, prompting her to seek out three magical ingredients that could cure Nanna’s dementia. With the support of Mr. Darrious Evens, their temporary guardian and choir director, and her best friend Folake, Sunny navigates challenges that help her understand the meaning of home and love. This narrative explores themes of family, resilience, and the bonds that connect siblings, making it a thoughtful addition to the juvenile fiction genre.
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Ten-year-old Sunny Williams is resilient–she knows this because it’s what her beloved grandma, Nanna, always tells her. So when Nanna is put into a care home after her memory loss issues get worse and social workers intend to put Sunny and her seven-year-old brother, Miles, into a foster home, she takes charge and hatches a plan for them to avoid getting split up.
Luckily, Sunny also realizes Nanna has left her a message in the form of their favorite story. With the help of their guide (and temporary guardian), Mr. Darrious Evens, and her best friend, Folake, Sunny embarks on a quest to collect the three magical ingredients that are sure to cure Nanna’s dementia and help them find their way home again.
Mr. Evens also happens to be the choir director, and he encourages Sunny, with her beautiful singing voice, to perform in front of the school, even though Nanna isn’t there to cheer her on. Sunny’s quest to fix her nanna will lead her to understand herself and what’s important–and that home can be any place you feel loved.
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