One Crazy Summer
Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers. Unexpectedly, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during one truly crazy summer.
Set during a pivotal moment in African American history, this vibrant novel shows the subtle ways that political movements affect personal lives; but just as memorable is the finely drawn, universal story of children reclaiming a reluctant parent’s love.
The sisters' story continues in the sequel P.S. Be Eleven and concludes in Gone Crazy In Alabama.
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"It is 1968, and three black sisters from Brooklyn have been put on a California-bound plane by their father to spend a month with their mother, a poet who ran off years before and is living in Oakland. It's the summer after Black Panther founder Huey Newton was jailed and member Bobby Hutton was gunned down trying to surrender to the Oakland police, and there are men in berets shouting 'Black Power' on the news....Emotionally challenging and beautifully written, this book immerses readers in a time and place and raises difficult questions of cultural and ethnic identity and personal responsibility. With memorable characters (all three girls have engaging, strong voices) and a powerful story, this is a book well worth reading and rereading.” -- School Library Journal
Product Details
| Recommended Age | 9 - 13 |
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| Special Features | Mighty Girl Top Picks |
| Author | Rita Williams-Garcia |
| ISBN | 0060760907 |
| Publication Date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Publisher | Amistad |
| Award Winners | Newbery Honor, National Book Finalist, Coretta Scott King Award, Scott O'Dell Award, Parents’ Choice Award |
| Series Name | The Gaither Sisters |
| Language | English |