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One Crazy Summer

Rita Williams-Garcia

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorA Newbery Honor BookEleven-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.Grades 4-7 | Ages 8-12 | Lexile 750

GenresJUVENILE FICTIONPeople & PlacesUnited StatesAfrican American & BlackFamily

264 pages

English edition · First published 2019 by Thorndike Press Large Print · ISBN 9781432860332

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