One crazy summer /
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TextPublication details: New York : Amistad, 2012, c2010Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: 218, 13 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780060760908 (pbk.); 0060760907 (pbk.); 9781451742664 (Paw Prints); 1451742665 (Paw Prints)Subject(s): Black Panther Party -- Juvenile fiction | Black Panther Party -- Fiction | Black Panther Party | Sisters -- Juvenile fiction | Mothers -- Juvenile fiction | Poets -- Juvenile fiction | African Americans -- Juvenile fiction | Civil rights movements -- Juvenile fiction | Sisters -- Fiction | Mothers -- Fiction | Poets -- Fiction | African Americans -- Fiction | Civil rights movements -- Fiction | African Americans | Civil rights movements | Mothers | Poets | Sisters | Oakland (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction | Oakland (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction | California -- OaklandGenre/Form: Fiction. | History. | Juvenile works. Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection. | Coretta Scott King Award, Author, 2011. | Newbery Honor Book, 2011. | National Book Award finalist, 2010. | Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Main Library Junior Fiction (JF) | JF .W723 2010 | Available | 33971 |
Includes "Extras": an excerpt from the author's acceptance speech for the Coretta Scott King award, a deleted chapter from the novel, and extras and activities.
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.
Ages 9-12.
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Coretta Scott King Award, Author, 2011.
Newbery Honor Book, 2011.
National Book Award finalist, 2010.
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.