Starred Review Dhillon's debut centers on high-schooler and Sikh Sunny G, who is determined to make the most of his life after his brother, who battled alcoholism, passes away. Armed with his brother's journal, Sunny sets off to make his titular series of decisions until someone steals the notebook. In his attempt to get it back, Sunny ends up on an overnight adventure involving friends, music, cosplay, love, the prom, and more. Though driven by fun and excitement, this novel has serious discussions of grief, identity, and family at its center. Sunny confronts the realities of addiction as he meets people with firsthand and varied experiences. With a fast-paced plot that packs plenty of action into just a handful of hours, Sunny G makes its title character lovable in his myriad interests and introspective personality, bringing him to life through thoughtful, earnest prose. Readers are treated to culturally specific characters, who represent Sikhism, Hmong people, and others, and who identify across a broad spectrum of gender and sexuality. Perfect for fandom lovers and for fans of John Green and Sandhya Menon, Sunny G is a cerebral novel full of heart. It's not one to miss.

A meet-cute moment between two Fresno seniors transforms a mediocre prom night into an evening of unplanned adventure.When Sikh teen Sunny Gill's brother, Goldy, died, he left behind a chaotic journal that Sunny has decided to fill with a list of uncharacteristically impulsive goals, starting with getting a makeover and going to prom. The timing coincides with Goldy's barsi, marking the anniversary of his death, but Sunny isn't ready to face the finality it represents or explain to all the aunties and uncles why he shaved his beard and stopped wearing a turban. He's also not in the mood to see his best friend, West African British Ngozi, whose impending post-graduation departure to attend Berkeley he resents. That doesn't stop Ngozi from enlisting the help of Hmong American classmate Mindii Vang to rescue Sunny from prom and coax him into attending the Snollygoster Soiree, an annual event dedicated to Ngozi and Sunny's favorite fantasy book series. With several hours to kill, Mindii and Sunny pass the time by making rash decisions to add to his list. The novel's premise is simple, allowing Sunny's layered characterization and conflicting emotions to take center stage: His varied interests include cosplay, crochet, and heavy metal, and he struggles with stuttering and insecurity. Mindii is an empathetic partner whose willingness to open up about her own grief shows Sunny that he's not as alone as he thinks.Poignant and moving, with an undercurrent of romance. (Fiction. 13-18)

A year after his beloved older brother Goldy died from alcohol poisoning, Indian American high school senior Sunny Gill is still reeling in this debut. Goldy left Sunny his journal, which Sunny begins to fill with a -Series of Rash Decisions-: cutting his hair and shaving his beard, visible signs of Sunny-s Sikh faith, and going to prom on the night of Goldy-s barsi, which honors his death anniversary, are the first to-dos on the list. But on prom night, Sunny-s Nigerian/Ghanian British best friend Ngozi gets Hmong classmate Mindii Vang to draw Sunny away from the dance, persuading him to attend the Snollygoster Soiree, a cosplay event in honor of Sunny-s favorite fantasy book series. Told in Sunny-s introspective, often stream-of-conscious voice, what unfolds is a night of rash decisions: blazing across town on a motorcycle; -Hmong-level spicy- sausages from a food truck (-a rash decision... for you anyway,- Mindii says), and crashing a roller-skating party. Sunny and Mindii connect not only over their shared interests, but their values-including their deep love for family and culture-and their grief in a prom night rom-com that leads with friendship and pathos. Ages 12-up. Agent: Victoria Marini, Irene Goodman Agency. (Feb.)