Review:
Sunny side up by Marion Roberts
Allen
and Unwin, 2008
(Age 11-14) This book has Sunny, the optimistic but introverted
daughter of a naturopath, giving the readers a warts and all account of
her life. She and her best friend, Claud run a pizza delivery service
on Friday nights, Sunny's mum is about to have her boyfriend, Carl move
in, along with his two obnoxious kids and a cat, Sunny's dog, Willow is
a bum sniffer and on it goes, a litany of stories all set to collide in
an amazingly funny way.
In between, Sunny's tangent monitor rings, as she not only describes
what is happening but goes off in different directions, many of which
have little to do with the plot but all add a different dimension to
the girl's character. All in all, a very funny read for upper primary
and lower secondary readers, happy to be diverted with a clever and
humorous story, written with charm and alacrity.
Fran Knight
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