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One crazy summer /

In the summer of 1968, after traveling 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 intrusio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Amistad, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Black Panther Party > Juvenile fiction.
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 > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Mothers > Fiction.
Poets > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Civil rights movements > Fiction.
Oakland (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
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Summary:In the summer of 1968, after traveling 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.
Physical Description:218 pages ; 22 cm.
Audience:Grades 4-7.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN:9780060760892 (reinforced) :
0060760893 (reinforced) :
9780060760885 (trade bdg.)
0060760885 (trade bdg.)