Sunny

Listened as an audiobook.
2.5 stars
I did not enjoy this one as much as the first two in the series. I understand that it was written to show how different Sunny is to the rest of the kids. It was a little startling at first. I think I have come to the conclusion that I do not enjoy novels as if they were diary entries.

At the end of the audio version, Jason Reynolds introduces Guy Lockard and they talk about how they're old friends and the choices they made together in voicing Sunny. I wish I had listened to this before the book because it would have changed my listening experience going in. I wanted to quit the audio after 10 minutes because Lockard's choices were annoyingly weird and over the top. But then I finally undestood that this is what they were trying to do, it fit with the character, and his narration was so additive to the story that I then LOVED it. This has now become my favorite book of the series and I think Lockard's narration works even better here than in Ghost because his choices make him sound closer to the age of the character. Weird, sweet, heartwarming, and funny.