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One Crazy Summer
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One Crazy Summer (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Rita Williams-Garcia (Author) (edit contributors)

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Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, seven years ago. Even though her father and Big Ma will send them from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to stay with Cecile for the summer. And even though... read more

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three sisters head off to California, from Brooklyn, New York to meet the mother who abandoned them when they were very young. they plan on meeting a lady who takes them on adventures, but ends up going to a lady dressed in black all the time, with a secret kitchen nobody was allowed to go to,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

three sisters head off to California, from Brooklyn, New York to meet the mother who abandoned them when they were very young. they plan on meeting a lady who takes them on adventures, but ends up going to a lady dressed in black all the time, with a secret kitchen nobody was allowed to go to, not a single home-cooked meal, and free breakfast and camp activities at a group called the black panthers. the mom might not be the wonder mom of their dreams, but the girls do get a little ounce of the fun they wanted to get, being around California. they figure out things about freedom, and love of what you have and more, this is a story about family.

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Good thing the plane had seat belts and we'd been strapped in tight before takeoff.

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1. Cassius clay clouds...1
2. Golden gate bridge...8
3. Secret agent mother...13
4. Green stucco house
5. Mean Lady Ming
6. Collect Call
7. For the People
8. Glass of Water
9. Inseperable
10. Breakfast Program

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This book is in 2013 Iowa High School Battle of the Books. (authoritative list)
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: 2010 Best Children's Books. (authoritative list)

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  1. Rita Williams-Garcia (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780060760892
Page Count: 218

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