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Sunnyside Plaza

By: Scott Simon
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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Summary

Wonder meets Three Times Lucky in a story of empowerment as a young woman decides to help solve the mystery of multiple suspicious deaths in her group home.

Sally Miyake can't read, but she learns lots of things. Like bricks are made of clay and vitamin D comes from the sun. Sally is happy working in the kitchen at Sunnyside Plaza, the community center she lives in with other adults with developmental disabilities. For Sally and her friends, Sunnyside is the only home they've ever known.

Everything changes the day a resident unexpectedly dies. After a series of tragic events, Detectives Esther Rivas and Lon Bridges begin asking questions. Are the incidents accidents? Or is something more disturbing happening?

The suspicious deaths spur the residents into taking the investigation into their own hands. But are people willing to listen?

Sunnyside Plaza is a human story of empowerment, empathy, hope, and generosity that shines a light on this very special world.

©2020 Scott Simon (P)2020 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Sunnyside Plaza is a light in the shadows that illuminates the humanity in us all. It's a book as special as its characters. A treasure." (Jerry Spinelli, Newbery-winning author of Maniac Magee and The Warden's Daughter)

"A beautiful book that focuses on empathy, not pity, to introduce readers to a new world. I enjoyed every minute I spent with the characters of Sunnyside Plaza." (Stacy McAnulty, best-selling author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl)

"A tender insight into being different and wonderful." (Kirkus, starred review)

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This book is unlike any other I have read. It is told from the perspective on one of the residents of a care home for adults with severe mental disabilities. Touching and inspiring.

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