{"product_id":"9780061966675_one-crazy-summer","title":"One Crazy Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. A strong option for summer reading—take this book along on a family road trip or enjoy it at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis moving, funny novel won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the Coretta Scott King Award and was a National Book Award Finalist. Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern's story continues in P.S. Be Eleven and Gone Crazy in Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love in One Crazy Summer. Rita Williams-Garcia's books about Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern can also be read alongside nonfiction explorations of American history such as Jason Reynolds's and Ibram X. Kendi's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn One Crazy Summer, eleven-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel was the first featured title for Marley D’s 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This vibrant and moving award-winning novel has heart to spare,\" commented Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich in her Brightly article \"Knowing Our History to Build a Brighter Future: Books to Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the mother you’ve been waiting for isn’t a mother at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Sisters Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleven-year-old Delphine has always been the protector for her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. But this summer in Oakland will test their bond like never before.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Black Panther Party:\u003c\/b\u003e Instead of Disneyland, the girls find themselves at a day camp run by the Black Panthers, learning about revolution, poetry, and their own place in a changing America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Mother’s Secrets:\u003c\/b\u003e Their mother, Cecile, is a mysterious poet who doesn’t seem to want them. Uncovering her story becomes the biggest adventure of all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAward-Winning Historical Fiction:\u003c\/b\u003e Perfect for young readers, this acclaimed novel brings the summer of 1968 to life with humor, heart, and unforgettable characters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rita Williams-Garcia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899288211605,"sku":"9780061966675","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780061966675.png?v=1777422830","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061966675_one-crazy-summer","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}