In his follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo, Jarrett brings readers back to Camp Sunshine so we can meet the campers and fellow counselors who changed the course of his life. Sunshine is a story about resiliency and the power of giving of yourself to others. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME(S) FOR INSCRIPTION IN CUSTOMER NOTES AT CHECKOUT. • Horn Book Award for Non-Fiction • Eisner Award nominee for Best Graphic Memoir • NPR Best Books of 2023 • School Library Journal Best Books of 2023 • The Beat Best Comics of 2023 • Recommended by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim? But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets people through the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to some of the usual rituals that come with being a camp counselor (wilderness challenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinky mascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet some extraordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about the captivity of illness, for sure but he also learned about the freedom a safe space can bring. Now, in his follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo, Jarrett brings readers back to Camp Sunshine so we can meet the campers and fellow counselors who changed the course of his life.
