One crazy summer
byRita Williams-Garcia
Genres: Young AdultAdventure
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.
Language
en
Published on
01/01/2011
Pages
218
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780060760885
Who is this book for? Readers interested in family dynamics, historical events, and coming-of-age stories.
Topics Black panther partyAbandonmentSocial justice movementsSummer camp experienceMothersSistersFamily dynamicsAfrican american historyComing of ageIdentity discoveryFamilyIdentitySurvivalFriendship
MoodHopeful, Reflective, Humorous
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
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