{"product_id":"one-crazy-summer-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-isbn-9780060760908","title":"One Crazy Summer: A Newbery Honor Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this Newbery Honor novel, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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\/strong\u003e\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 \u003cem\u003eP.S. Be Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Crazy in Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's \u003cem\u003eThe Watsons Go to Birmingham \u003c\/em\u003eand Jacqueline Woodson’s \u003cem\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming \u003c\/em\u003ewill find much to love in \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer. \u003c\/em\u003eRita 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 \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer,\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e list of \"great kids' books with diverse characters,\" called it \"witty and original.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRita Williams-Garcia is one of the preeminent authors of our time. She has been honored with the Children's Literature Lecture Award from the American Library Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003eSet during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 in search of the mother who abandoned them. It's an unforgettable story told by a distinguished author of books for children and teens, Rita Williams-Garcia.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e absolutely blew me away. What an amazing and beautifully written story. This novel is just glorious.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacqueline Woodson, author of the Newbery Honor Book After Tupac \u0026amp; D Foster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delphine’s growing awareness of injustice on a personal and universal level is smoothly woven into the story in poetic language that will stimulate and move readers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Told in first person, this novel skillfully invites readers into the organized, responsible mind of Delphine, and as her worldview expands, her character becomes all the more genuine and engaging. The historical details sprinkled throughout the book do not seem forced; rather, they lend authenticity to the setting, and the portrayal of the Black Panthers breaks with the harsher stereotypes. All in all, this is a great read for fans of both modern and historical works.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “Emotionally challenging and beautifully written, this book immerses readers in a time and place and raises difficult questions of cultural and ethnic identity and personal responsibility. With memorable characters (all three girls have engaging, strong voices) and a powerful story, this is a book well worth reading and rereading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rita Williams-Garcia’s \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e absolutely blew me away. What an amazing and beautifully written story. I find myself still thinking about Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern and all the many other people Rita brought to life. Rita took me right into the world of the Black Panthers and Oakland in the 1960s. This novel is just glorious.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacqueline Woodson, author of the Newbery Honor Book After Tupac \u0026amp; D Foster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e Williams-Garcia presents a child’s-eye view of the Black Panther movement within a powerful and affecting story of sisterhood and motherhood.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonica Edinger, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e is a genuine rarity: a book that is both important in its contents and utterly engaging in its characters…with the tremendous bonus of being beautifully written.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Sue Park, Newbery Medal–winning author of A Single Shard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “Delphine is the pitch-perfect older sister, wise beyond her years, an expert at handling her siblings...while the girls are caught up in the difficulties of adults, their resilience is celebrated and energetically told with writing that snaps off the page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “Regimented, responsible, strong-willed Delphine narrates in an unforgettable voice, but each of the sisters emerges as a distinct, memorable character, whose hard-won, tenuous connections with their mother build to an aching, triumphant conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “The setting and time period are as vividly realized as the characters, and readers will want to know more about Delphine and her sisters after they return to Brooklyn.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887664853221,"sku":"NP9780060760908","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060760908.jpg?v=1730227192","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/one-crazy-summer-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-isbn-9780060760908","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}