The box seems to stop the haunting, but it has a foul odor, and sunshine and her mother open it. I loved how nolan always helps sunshine out and they are the perfect match for each other. Wes craven, filmmaker the haunting of sunshine girl starts with mysterious ghostly laughter late one night. Something freakys going on with sunshine s new house. This book is based on the hit youtube series sunshine girl that paige mckenzie starred in as sunshine.
The cast of the haunting of sunshine girl is composed mostly of professional actors. Meet sunshine, an adorkable sixteenyearold girl who lives in a haunted house. 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. Along the way she befriends many others who help her come into her powers and perceptions, such as victoria, who mentors her powers and may or may not be a ghostly figure. 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. The haunting of sunshine girl has been described as gilmore girls meets paranormal activity for the new media age.
One minute im completely enthralled by the characters and storyline. I hadnt heard of the webseries until after i saw the book and saw paige mckenzie speak at wordstock. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie is a terrific ya horrormystery that is perfect for ages and over. Everything started on sunshine griffiths sixteenth birthday, throughout the year sunshine has been faced with a series of tests followed with her new powers. Today, the youtube series boasts a viewership over 150 million views and will soon be a television show from the weinstein company. With the help of author alyssa sheinmel, paige mckenzie face of 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 by paige mckenzie goodreads. One of the ghosts attacks sunshine girl, keeping her locked in a bathroom, while the other ghost burns the strange photograph. For months now, sunshine has felt spirits everywhere. The haunting of sunshine girl haunting of sunshine girl. The haunting of sunshine girla metaphor for a mediasavvy. Sunshine s mother, a creepy witch lady, her notuncle, and a weird antisocial teenage boy come together, lock hands, and embrace the future. The haunting of the sunshine girl is a thrilling book by paige mckenzie. I expect to lie awake, staring at the ceiling for hours. The haunting in connecticut good books my books youtube sensation books for teens teen books girls series page turner book girl grades 9 and up this spooky book about a girl who moves into a strange house with her mother is based on a youtube series. It took a few years to discover that she was being played by actress paige mckenzie, real life daughter of cocreator mercedes rose. The haunting of sunshine girl, produced on a diy budget, was fiction, but had the look of reality.
In the youtube series, paige mckenzie plays a girl named francis aka sunshine. The haunting of sunshine girl chapter 1 morgay the. Mckenzie, the face of sunshine, wrote the book along with veteran ya author alyssa sheinmel but sunshine girl isnt stopping with books. The main characters, sunshine and nolan, were really well written. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie scholastic. To ask other readers questions about the haunting of sunshine girl, please sign up. It follows her story of moving into a haunted house and figuring out why it is haunted. The books final pages plant seeds for sequels, but if readers were to stop here, they would. The haunting of sunshine girl is everything i dont want my book to be. 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 good ghost rising. The only part where it lags is when nolan tries to. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie weinstein books buy this book.
What did you love best about the haunting of sunshine girl. Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, sunshine griffith and her mother kat move from sunny austin, texas, to the rain. The third and final book, the sacrifice of sunshine girl, was released april 4, 2017. The haunting of sunshine girl the haunting of sunshine girl i need to track down the creepy lady by the haunting of sunshine girl network. She has plenty of flaws that the reader is able to see and i really. Reluctant to reveal her name, the main character simply became known as sunshine girl. 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 awakening of sunshine girl is the second book in the haunting of sunshine girl series, and picks up shortly after the first book finished. 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. Paige mckenzie, the irresistible face of the haunting of sunshine girl, began playing sunshine as a high school junior.
Raised by a single mother, sunshines an empathic, intellectually curious character who must come to grips with. I myself enjoy paranormal stories, so watching her series on youtube was such an enjoyment. The youtube series became quite successful, and weinstein books came a knocking to ask mckenzie to write a book or two using the sunshine character. Season 1 the haunting of sunshine girl paige mckenzie. The awakening of sunshine girl the haunting of sunshine. Sunshine is a very real character in the sense that she seems more human than most characters. He has green catlike eyes just like hers openingrising action person vs. The fault in our stars by john green girl online by zoe sugg the amazing book is not on fire by dan howell. Oregons paige mckenzie on her spooky new sunshine girl. 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. I was kind of hoping the rainy eeriness setting of ridgemont, washington would add to the atmosphere, but that part i found a bit lacking. Legacy is a strong character, and the secondary characters also have.
Stine and wes craven, a creepy, creepy book trailer, and a story that will keep you turning pages late into the night. The haunting of sunshine girl reading group choices. The main character is a text book example of a mary sue. In case you havent seen the hit youtube series that inspired the book, im here to introduce you to both the book and the phenomenon. With paige mckenzie, mercedes rose, adrienne vogel, seth renne.
What other contradictory traits does sunshine possess. Ghosts, demons, poltergeists, markons all things sunshine has to learn, overcome, and adapt with through her new life. The awakening of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie, alyssa b. The haunting of sunshine girl by paige mckenzie was a new kind of ghost story. My reading of the haunting of sunshine girl was a bit of a rollercoaster ride. Mysterious photo of ghosts by the haunting of sunshine girl network. A phrase uttered in a childs voice, no more than a whisper. It explores the theme that nothing has to be done alone.
Read it if you dare, but dont say i didnt warn you. Stine and wes craven, a creepy, creepy book trailer, and. Ya fans new and old will learn the secrets behind sunshine the adorkable girl living in a haunted house a story that is much bigger, and runs much deeper, than even the most devoted viewer can imagine. In that place where youre more asleep than awake any more, i hear something else. The haunting of sunshine girl network home facebook. Paige mckenzie, the irresistible face of the haunting of sunshine girl, is thrilled to bring her unique voice to life in a book series. The haunting of sunshine girl by lia acosta on prezi. The strange woman returns to give a box to sunshine girl, warning her not to open it.
A new york times bestseller 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. Everything you need to know about the haunting of sunshine girl. The haunting of sunshine girl starts with mysterious ghostly laughter late one night. Which character are you from paige mckenzies new ya horror novel. 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.
Its been a long time since ive read anything in this genre and i will honestly say that it was this books amazing cover that drew me in and made me want to read it. In 2014, mckenzies own reality changed, when she got a deal with the weinstein company, to. The book is basically about a girl who moved into a new house in a new town and started being haunted be weird sounds and creepy feelings. How does her character compare with other lead female characters in horror stories or. 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. The haunting of sunshine girl paige mckenzie, with alyssa sheinmel. I, personally, think the pacing is the book s greatest strength.
It seems sunshine griffith has moved into a house haunted by many evil spirits. After sunshine finds out who she really is, she realizes that she must defeat the demon that has been torturing her family before it destroys everything she loves. The fearless sunshine, realistic kath, ditzy ashley, or book smart nolan. Everything you need to know about the haunting of sunshine. Follows a teenage girl, sunshine, as she experiences paranormal adventures in her home and other locations. Editorial content for the haunting of sunshine girl. Parents need to know that paige mckenzies the haunting of sunshine girl is a paranormal horrorfantasy, based on her popular web series of the same name, about an adopted teen girl named sunshine who learns to help good and bad spirits pass over.
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. Buy this book upon turning 16, sunshine griffith suddenly develops the. 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 on youtube. Soon the spinechilling seriesand its unforgettable title character boasted a. I actually got this book because i saw it at a local store and picked it up because i liked the cover art. The haunting of sunshine girl the haunting of sunshine. On march 1, 2016 the sequel to the haunting of sunshine girl. The writing and the characters are still awesome, and the plot is. Sunshine seemed to radiate this vibe through the whole book and it pretty much ruined her character for me. Mckenzie, the seriess lead actress, did not initially identify herself by her real name, choosing instead to use the pseudonyms sunshine girl and frances jones until she revealed her real name in june 20.
Ghost the haunting of sunshine girl villains wiki fandom. The book was pretty character driven and some parts were really spooky. Which the haunting of sunshine girl character are you. 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.
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