One crazy summer /

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by Williams-Garcia, Rita.
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Amistad, (New York :) Physical details: 218, 13 p. ; 20 cm. Subject(s): Black Panther Party --Fiction. | Sisters --Fiction. | Mothers --Fiction. | Poets --Fiction. | African Americans --Fiction. | Civil rights movements --Fiction. | Oakland (Calif.) --History --20th century --Fiction. Year : 2010 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Stonepark Intermediate School F WIL Available

Ages 9-12.

In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

Coretta Scott King Award, Author, 2011.

Newbery Honor Book, 2011.

National Book Award finalist, 2010.