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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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Williams-Garcia, R. (2010). One crazy summer. New York, NY: Amistad.

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Historical Fiction

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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... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

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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 Delphine will have to take care of her sisters, as usual, and learn the truth about the missing pieces of the past.
When the girls arrive in Oakland in the summer of 1968, Cecile wants nothing to do with them. She makes them eat Chinese takeout dinners, forbids them to enter her kitchen, and never explains the strange visitors with Afros and black berets who knock on her door. Rather than spend time with them, Cecile sends Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern to a summer camp sponsored by a revolutionary group, the Black Panthers, where the girls get a radical new education.
Set during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, One Crazy Summer is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls in search of the mother who abandoned them — an unforgettable story told by a distinguished author of books for children and teens, Rita Williams-Garcia.

From: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/one-crazy-summer

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Vonetta: She is the very outgoing and noticeable sister of Fern and Delphine.
  • Cecile Johnson: She is the mother of Fern,Vonetta, and Delphine who doesn't care a lot for her daughters.
  • Fern: She is the sister of Vonetta and Delphine.
  • Delphine: She is a very responsible and really caring and loving sister.
  • Papa: He is the father of the Vonetta, Fern, and Delphine.
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First Sentence edit see section history

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

Table of Contents edit see section history

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

Series & Lists edit see section history

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

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Rita Williams-Garcia (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

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

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Grade/Reading Level: 4 Interest Level: Grades 3-5 (This is the suggested interest level given by Scholastic, however; several of my sixth graders have enjoyed this book this year.)

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • One Crazy Summer: Unit Plan: This unit includes daily writing prompts, discussion questions, vocabulary, literary strategy instruction, and a PowerPoint about the 1960s. Some of the pictures that depict the culture of the 1960s may be inappropriate for classroom use.

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