Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Howdy, folks! I forgot to put up a “taking some family time” post, but that’s exactly what I was doing–my hubby’s family’s reunion was up in Idaho, and we went up the 1st and came home late last night. (Unfortunately, there was a stomach flu making the rounds, and I was up with it this morning…) Good times were had by all–sleep, not so much–and we went back up to my in-laws’ house for dinner tonight. (I didn’t eat much, granted, but hey.) Tomorrow morning will begin the unpacking and putting away and doing laundry process, but in the meantime, I get to review Jason Reynolds’ Sunny, the third in his fabulous “Track” series. All I ACTUALLY need to say about it, of course, is that the entire series is pretty great, and you should just go read the whole thing; on the other hand, there are helpful thoughts to be shared. My friend Andrea got her hands on the audiobook before I did, and texted me to say that the narrator was delightful; when I talked to her next, she talked about sounds being an important part of the story as a whole, and how much more effective listening to it was than reading it would have been.

She wasn’t wrong.

It’s true that it felt a little goofy to me at first, but given Sunny’s character, I’d say that’s part of the point. He’s an odd duck, is Sunny, but his story is a compelling one. (I was pretty mad at his father for a while, but given HIS story, it couldn’t last forever.) From the people in his life to the details of his life, Sunny shows us how personal tragedies we can’t even remember can shape us long after the fact. AND he does it while making us laugh.

That’s all I’ve got in me for tonight, folks–sleep well and I’ll see you on Tuesday!