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nIn this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them. This vibrant and moving award-winning novel has heart to spare.* nEleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. Shes 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. n nWhile 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. n nThis moving, funny novel won the Scott ODell Award for Historical Fiction and the Coretta Scott King Award and was a National Book Award Finalist. Delphine, Vonetta, and Ferns story continues in P.S. Be Eleven and Gone Crazy in Alabama. n nReaders who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtiss The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodsons Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love in One Crazy Summer. n nThis novel was the first featured title for Marley Ds Reading Party, launched after the success of #1000BlackGirlBooks. Maria Russo, in a New York Times list of great kids books with diverse characters, called it witty and original.n
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