# Ways to Make Sunshine - Hardcover

by **Renée Watson** (Author), **Nina Mata** (Illustrator)

**From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson, the first book in a young middle grade series about Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit, kindness, and sunshine.**

Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means king, that she is a leader, and she is determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. She is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, sister, and friend. But Ryan has a lot on her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, but money is still tight. That means some changes, like moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grad talent show coming up, Ryan wonders what talent she can perform on stage in front of everyone without freezing. As even more changes and challenges come her way, Ryan always finds a way forward and shows she is a girl who knows how to glow.  
Acclaimed author Renée Watson writes her own version of Ramona Quimby, one starring a Black girl and her family, in this start to a charming new series.

**Acclaim for _Ways to Make Sunshine_:**  
A _New York Times_ Best Children's Book of the Year A _Parents_ Magazine Best Book of the Year A _School Library Journal_ Best Book of the Year A _Kirkus Reviews_ Best Book of the Year A _Publishers Weekly_ Best Book of the Year A _WORLD_ Magazine Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year

### Author Biography

**Renée Watson** is a _New York Times_ bestselling author. Her novel, _Piecing Me Together,_ received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. Her books include _Love is a Revolution_, _Ways to Make Sunshine, Ways to Grow Love, Some Places More Than Others_, _This Side of Home_, _What Momma Left Me_, _Betty Before X_, cowritten with Ilyasah Shabazz, and _Watch Us Rise_, cowritten with Ellen Hagan, as well as two acclaimed picture books: _A Place Where Hurricanes Happen_ and _Harlem's Little Blackbird_, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Renée grew up in Portland, Oregon, and splits her time between Portland and New York City.

www.reneewatson.net  
@reneewauthor

**Number of Pages:** 192

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 28, 2020

**Award:** Golden Kite (2021)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Ways to Make Sunshine

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.5

**Point Value:** 4

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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