One crazy summer / by Rita Williams-Garcia.

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 intrusi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Main Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Amistad, [2010]
Edition:First edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Black Panther Party > Fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers > Juvenile fiction.
Poets > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Civil rights movements > Juvenile fiction.
Oakland (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.
Juvenile fiction.
Physical Description:218 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
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.
Note:Sequel: P.S. Be eleven.
Call Number:PZ7.W6713 On 2010
FMG
Audience:
750L Lexile
Interest Age Level:
Ages 9-12.
ISBN:9780060760885 (trade bdg.)
0060760885 (trade bdg.)
9780060760892 (lib. bdg.)
0060760893 (lib. bdg.)
Reading Program:
Accelerated Reader MG 4.6 7 7 135338