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bookph1le 's review for:
Sunny Rolls the Dice
by Jennifer L. Holm
This book didn't have the same emotional resonance for me as the superb first book in the series did, but this is still a big winner. Holm and Holm tackle a lot of important coming-of-age issues, things like the challenges of maintaining friendships when kids mature at different rates, learning to assert yourself when the things you like to do might be considered less than "groovy" by your peers, and learning how to be true to yourself. As with the other two books, the drawings in this one are colorful and appealing, and Sunny remains a winning character. Plus, I always enjoy the total immersion in 70s pop culture that comes with these books, even though I was a child of the 80s and not the 70s, and I got a good laugh when it mentioned some things from my own childhood I'd forgotten about (such as fluffernutter sandwiches and Love's Baby Soft cologne). I found this a fun, charming book, and I'm certainly on board for more from this series.