Sunshine

The extraordinary - and extraordinarily powerful - follow-upto Hey, Kiddo.When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of aprogramme that sent students to be counsellors at a camp for seriouslyill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried:wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such aserious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim?But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something elseat Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets peoplethrough the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to someof the usual rituals that come with being a camp counselor (wildernesschallenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinkymascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet some extraordinarykids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about thecaptivity of illness, for sure but he also learned about the freedoma safe space can bring.Now, in his follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo , Jarrett brings readers back to Camp Sunshine sowe can meet the campers and fellow counselors who changed the courseof his life.