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aelis_'s review
emotional
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
thenextgenlibrarian's review
4.0
Fans of The Vanderbeekers and the Penderwicks will love this new family: the Ali-O’Connors!
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Sam wants nothing more than to help her moms by taking over the family business one day. She’s always out with her sister, Harbor, working on the boats with their mom. Sam is also adopted, like several of her siblings, and believes taking over the family business one day will help solidify her place in the family. Unfortunately, Mom’s business isn’t doing so well and Sam is worried she’ll have to sell her boat and go work for someone else. Sam has the summer to figure out how to save the family business, and fast!
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Just adorable. I loved this MG book about a non-nuclear family and how it addresses having two moms, adopted siblings and how they all love each other so much. This one reads on the younger side of MG. Great job with the first novel in the series.
CW: adoption, homophobia
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Sam wants nothing more than to help her moms by taking over the family business one day. She’s always out with her sister, Harbor, working on the boats with their mom. Sam is also adopted, like several of her siblings, and believes taking over the family business one day will help solidify her place in the family. Unfortunately, Mom’s business isn’t doing so well and Sam is worried she’ll have to sell her boat and go work for someone else. Sam has the summer to figure out how to save the family business, and fast!
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Just adorable. I loved this MG book about a non-nuclear family and how it addresses having two moms, adopted siblings and how they all love each other so much. This one reads on the younger side of MG. Great job with the first novel in the series.
CW: adoption, homophobia
melniksuzuki's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
thenextgenlib's review
4.0
Fans of The Vanderbeekers and the Penderwicks will love this new family: the Ali-O’Connors!
⚓️
Sam wants nothing more than to help her moms by taking over the family business one day. She’s always out with her sister, Harbor, working on the boats with their mom. Sam is also adopted, like several of her siblings, and believes taking over the family business one day will help solidify her place in the family. Unfortunately, Mom’s business isn’t doing so well and Sam is worried she’ll have to sell her boat and go work for someone else. Sam has the summer to figure out how to save the family business, and fast!
⚓️
Just adorable. I loved this MG book about a non-nuclear family and how it addresses having two moms, adopted siblings and how they all love each other so much. This one reads on the younger side of MG. Great job with the first novel in the series.
CW: adoption, homophobia
⚓️
Sam wants nothing more than to help her moms by taking over the family business one day. She’s always out with her sister, Harbor, working on the boats with their mom. Sam is also adopted, like several of her siblings, and believes taking over the family business one day will help solidify her place in the family. Unfortunately, Mom’s business isn’t doing so well and Sam is worried she’ll have to sell her boat and go work for someone else. Sam has the summer to figure out how to save the family business, and fast!
⚓️
Just adorable. I loved this MG book about a non-nuclear family and how it addresses having two moms, adopted siblings and how they all love each other so much. This one reads on the younger side of MG. Great job with the first novel in the series.
CW: adoption, homophobia
scoutabout's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
therearenobadbooks's review
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
In a family with five kids, two moms, and a dog that eats everything in front of him Sam is not the oldest and she is adopted. Her fear of not securing a place in this family leads her to extra worry when she overhears her Mom will sell their boat and will work for someone else. Sam wants to save her moms' business and prove her worth (she's even worried that being the one who doesn't know how to swim will be against her), but she learns a great and valuable lesson about love, friendship, trust, and family instead. These adventures in The House in Sunrise Lagoon are full of summer be bed, activities, and mood. It's as if I can smell the salty water and hear the seascape, celebrating the 4th of July. I love Summer.
I also love how all the kids have different personalities and add conflict and fun to the plot.
I won this copy during a giveaway hosted by the publisher.
I also love how all the kids have different personalities and add conflict and fun to the plot.
I won this copy during a giveaway hosted by the publisher.
pucksandpaperbacks's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I was sent a physical copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts are my own.
In the first book of The House on Sunrise Lagoon series, we follow the big, blended family of the Ali-O’Connor’s (including a Great Dane named Good Boy) set on Tices Shoal, NJ. We follow Sam, a foster child who was recently adopted by the Ali-O’Connor’s as she tries to find where she fits in and learns to swim.
I love Nicole Melleby’s books because of the way she writes family dynamics. In “Sam Makes a Splash”, Mom and Mama affirm their kids and help them learn from their wrong doings. She also writes children very realistically. I loved following Sam along her journey to save Mom’s boat, The Princess. You couldn’t help but root for her and her siblings as they go boat-to-boat to try and save the business.
A great read about an adoptee trying to find her place in her new family and what it means to be a family.
In the first book of The House on Sunrise Lagoon series, we follow the big, blended family of the Ali-O’Connor’s (including a Great Dane named Good Boy) set on Tices Shoal, NJ. We follow Sam, a foster child who was recently adopted by the Ali-O’Connor’s as she tries to find where she fits in and learns to swim.
I love Nicole Melleby’s books because of the way she writes family dynamics. In “Sam Makes a Splash”, Mom and Mama affirm their kids and help them learn from their wrong doings. She also writes children very realistically. I loved following Sam along her journey to save Mom’s boat, The Princess. You couldn’t help but root for her and her siblings as they go boat-to-boat to try and save the business.
A great read about an adoptee trying to find her place in her new family and what it means to be a family.
caroreads22's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
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