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One crazy summer

In the summer of 1968, after travelling 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 intrusi...

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Main Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita.
Other Authors: Johnson, Sisi Aisha. (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2010.
Subjects:
Black Panther Party > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers > Juvenile fiction.
Poets > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements > Juvenile fiction.
Oakland (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Children's audiobooks.
Summary: In the summer of 1968, after travelling 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.
Item Description: Unabridged.
Compact disc.
Physical Description: 5 sound discs (5 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience: Ages 9-12.
ISBN: 9781449821968
1449821960
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.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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