Bibliograpy- Williams-Garcia, Rita, One Crazy Summer, Amistad, New York: 2010 ISBN 978006076885
Plot Summary- One Crazy Summer tells the story of an eleven year old African American by the name of Delphine who is sent to Oakland CA from Brooklyn she also has two sisters who go alone with her to visit their mother who abandoned them. In 1968 the girls father sent the girls to visit their mother. Their mother does little to embrace them and sends them to a camp ran by a Radical group the Black Panthers where they learn new prespectives. Delphine shows her mature skills by watching over her sisters and handling her mothers unwelcoming attitude. "Just like I know how to lift my sisters up, I also knew how to needle them just the right" Delphine has perfected her lifestyle of rearing herself and her silblings.
Critical Analysis- The author did a great job at setting the scene in the late 1960's by using a main focal point of that era that affect the African American culture. This book was an easy reader with bold titles for each section the presented the reader with a great clue of what was up coming.
Excerpt (s)/ Award (s)
"It's a must for library"- Children's Literature
"She's created a small masterpiece of middle-grade novel that will have broad child appeal- CCBC
This depiction of time is well done, and while the girls are caught up in the defficulties of adults, their resilience is celebrated and enegetically told with writting that snaps off the page- Kirkus Reviews
National Book Award 2010
Parent's choice Award 2010
Audie Award 2011
Coretta Scott King Book Award 2011
Connections- Activities- encourage student to interview family members of friends of the family to reveal who remember activities or participated in activiies of a particular era such as the march with Martin Luther King, The Black Panter rallies.
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