One crazy summer

In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusio...

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Main Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Amistad, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
Physical Description:218 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience:Grades 4-7.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN:9780060760892 (reinforced) :
0060760893 (reinforced) :
9780060760885 (trade bdg.)
0060760885 (trade bdg.)
9780060760908 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Rita Williams-Garcia graduated from Hofstra University. She has written several books including Blue Tights, Every Time a Rainbow Dies, Fast Talk on a Slow Track, One Crazy Summer, and No Laughter Here. Like Sisters on the Homefront was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She won the PEN/Norma Klein Award. She currently teaches at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults Program. She won the Coretta Scott King awards in 2016 with her title Gone Crazy in Alabama in the author category.

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