See all 40 questions about the haunting of sunshine girl. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie goodreads. Everything started on sunshine griffiths sixteenth birthday, throughout the year sunshine has been faced with. Kat, back to normal, takes sunshine to visit victoria the next morning, where they find she has passed nolan meets them at their house and gives sunshine a letter from victoria sunshine s mentor arrives. It follows her story of moving into a haunted house and figuring out why it is. The haunting of sunshine girl starts with mysterious ghostly laughter late one night. On march 1, 2016 the sequel to the haunting of sunshine girl. Sunshine s adventure is filled with bumps in the night and shadowy figures, alluding. The awakening of sunshine girl is the second book in the haunting of sunshine girl series, and picks up shortly after the first book finished. The third and final book, the sacrifice of sunshine girl, was released april 4, 2017. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. In the youtube series, paige mckenzie plays a girl named francis aka sunshine. Paige mckenzie, the irresistible face of the haunting of sunshine girl, is thrilled to bring her unique voice to life in a book series. Young adult, paranormal, horror, contemporary rating.
The haunting of the sunshine girl is a thrilling book by paige mckenzie. It seems sunshine griffith has moved into a house haunted by many evil spirits. It explores the theme that nothing has to be done alone. The haunting of sunshine girl is based off the youtube series of the same name that started in 2010. The setting works its ominous magic, the plot moves quickly, and the horror elements possess a skilled cinematic flair befitting a good supernatural horror flick. At the age of sixteen, mckenzie teamed up with producer nick hagen and her mother, actress mercedes rose, to create the haunting of sunshine girl. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. You definitely dont have to, since the book mostly contains the plot of seasons 1 and. And if youre a film buff, the big screen version is right around the corner.
Sunshine fights the demon possessing her mother with the special weapon form victoria. Stine and wes craven, paige mckenzies sunshine girl series is a mustlisten for fans of paranormal and horror fiction. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie scholastic. Critical reception for the book was mixed, with some outlets criticizing the work for being too similar to other supernatural young adult novels while others praised it for its character interactions and chills. Along the way she befriends many others who help her come into her powers and perceptions, such as victoria who may or may not be a ghostly figure. Today, the the haunting of sunshine girl youtube series boasts a viewership over 250 million views and is in development as a television show by the weinstein company. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie, alyssa.
A new york times bestseller shortly after her sixteenth birthday, sunshine griffith and her mother. Sunshine is smart and quirky, but shes neither overly snarky nor pukeworthy cute. Setting characters rising and falling actions book evaluation setting characters austin, texas sunshine main character ridgemont, washington kat sunshine s mother school nolan helps sunshine sunshine s house victoria sketchy art teacher anna. Shes adorkably clumsy, self conscious with her frizzy hair and ohsounique thrift store clothes obsession, and never swears because golly gee think of the children. All 3 books in the haunting of sunshine girl trilogy are now available. Mckenzies skill telling the story of a young girl who inadvertently moves into a haunted house with her clueless mother is a thing that slips up behind and puts a cold white hand right down your spine and just wont let go. Everything you need to know about the haunting of sunshine girl. But what was so great with this story is that i thought that i had it pegged to be one story and it blossomed into a totally different and surprising one. The haunting of sunshine girl paige mckenzie, with alyssa sheinmel. Her etsy shop the homebody guild is full of her art and designs, and she is always updating it with new creations. Nick hagen shortly after her sixteenth birthday, sunshine griffith and her mother kat move from sunny austin, texas, to the raindrenched town of ridgemont, washington. The demon is destroyed, anna is released, and everyone is safe. The awakening of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie, alyssa b. The awakening of sunshine girl the haunting of sunshine.
Teen girl helps lingering spirits in chilling horror tale. The fact that its an interesting, truly haunting tale is really a bonus, as far as i. The haunting of sunshine girla metaphor for a mediasavvy. Buy this book upon turning 16, sunshine griffith suddenly develops the. The haunting of sunshine girl follows a teenage girl, sunshine, as she has paranormal adventures in her home and visiting locations. Ya fans new and old will learn the secrets behind sunshine the adorkable girl living in a haunted housea story that is much bigger, and runs much deeper, than even the most devoted. Based on the wildly popular youtube channel, the haunting of sunshine girl has been described as gilmore girls meets paranormal activity for the new media age. The haunting of sunshine girl,in active development for television by the weinstein company, a hit paranomal ya series based on the wildly popular youtube channel about an adorkable teenager living in a haunted house. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie was a new kind of ghost story.
She can hardly believe it, but as the spirits haunting her house become more frightening, and as it becomes clear that kat is in danger, sunshine must accept what she is, pass the test before her, and save her mother. The haunting of sunshine girl has been described as buffy the vampire slayer. Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, sunshine griffith and her mother kat move from sunny austin, texas, to the rain. One of the reasons the haunting of sunshine girl is so awesome is because the main character is so not a cardboard cutout. Should i watch the youtube videos before i read the book. The main character is a text book example of a mary sue. Everything you need to know about the haunting of sunshine. He has green catlike eyes just like hers openingrising action person vs. Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, sunshine griffith and her mother kat move from sunny austin, texas, to the raindrenched town of ridgemont, washington.
Ya fans new and old will learn the secrets behind sunshine the adorkable girl living in a haunted. Book one the haunting of sunshine girl series book online at best prices in india on. The setting works its ominous magic, theplot moves quickly, and the horror elements possessa skilled cinematic flair befitting a good supernatural horror flick. The haunting of sunshine girl is everything i dont want my book to be. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie publisher.
Keep in mind i have not seen the youtube web series that this book is based off of. If you have yet to read the first book, turn back now to really understand and appreciate this one, you need to have read the first book in the series. The awakening of sunshine girl is the second in a frighteningly good series based on the popular youtube sensation the haunting of sunshine girl network, created by paige mckenzie sunshine s luiseach powers have been fully awakened. The haunting of sunshine girl network home facebook. The haunting of sunshine girl reading group choices. The books final pages plant seeds for sequels, but if readers were to stop here, they would find themselves feeling quite satisfied, though further reading will be hard to resist.
What did you love best about the haunting of sunshine girl. Now in paperback, the highly anticipated sequel to the new york times bestselling the haunting of sunshine girl a 21st century, iphoneenabled buffy the vampire slayer the daily beast, in which ghosthunter sunshine griffith discovers her own paranormal abilities and a most unexpected and lethal enemy. The haunting of sunshine girl by lia acosta on prezi. The haunting of sunshine girl haunting of sunshine girl.
Things that lurk beneath the bed cry for their mothers by page ten. For months now, sunshine has felt spirits everywhere. A new york times bestsellerthe haunting of sunshine girl, in active development for television by the weinstein company, a hit paranomal ya series based on the wildly popular youtube channel about an adorkable teenager living in a haunted house. The haunting of sunshine girl is covering all of its bases, a true metaphor for the mediasavvy world we live in. I actually got this book because i saw it at a local store and picked it up because i liked the cover art. Her first book series, the haunting of sunshine girl, was on the new york times bestseller list for over a month. On march 24, 2015 the haunting of sunshine girl was released in hardback, ebook, and audiobook via weinstein books, and follows the same plot as the web seriess first story arc.
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