Make a Move, Sunny Park!
Written by Jessica Kim
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group
This is the story of Sunny Park, a seventh-grade student at Ranchito Mesa Middle who loves the K-pop band Supreme Beat, hanging out with her cool grandma, dancing when no one is watching, snacking on shrimp chips, and being there for Bailey, her best friend since third grade. When Bailey decides that she and Sunny should audition for the school dance team in a ploy to parent-trap Bailey’s divorced mom and dad, Sunny agrees even though the thought of performing in public makes her pits sweat. After all, she’d do anything for Bailey. In a twist of fate, Sunny makes the team and Bailey doesn’t, and when Sunny reluctantly joins, it’s the start of a painful and drawn-out parting of ways for the two girls. As Sunny takes her first steps out from behind her friend’s shadow, she’ll have to figure out who she wants to be when she’s in the spotlight—and who she wants dancing alongside her.
Primary ISBN: 9780525555001
Publication Date: August 2023
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 09 or older
Community Represented: Korean/Korean American
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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