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Gone crazy in Alabama

"Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surpr...

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Main Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
African American women > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Alabama > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Online Access: Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
Summary: "Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible" -- from publisher's web site.
Item Description: Sequel to: P.S. Be 11.
Physical Description: 293 pages ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 8-12.
ISBN: 9780062215871 (trade)
0062215876 (trade)
0062215884 (library binding)
9780062215888 (library binding)
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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