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One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel

AUTHOR Williams-Garcia, Rita; Miller, Sharee
PUBLISHER Quill Tree Books (05/06/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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"I wish I didn't know that I was marching my sisters into a boiling pot of trouble cooking in Oakland..."

Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California.

But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers.

Unexpectedly, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during one truly crazy summer.

This beloved Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel about the three unforgettable Gaither sisters has been adapted into a beautiful full-color graphic novel for a new generation, with vibrant art by Sharee Miller.

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ISBN-13: 9780062935588
ISBN-10: 0062935585
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 304
Carton Quantity: 22
Product Dimensions: 6.00 x 0.70 x 8.90 inches
Weight: 1.40 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Classic Adaptation
Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black
Grade Level: 3rd Grade - 7th Grade
Dewey Decimal: 741.597
Library of Congress Control Number: 2024945360
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"I wish I didn't know that I was marching my sisters into a boiling pot of trouble cooking in Oakland..."

Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California.

But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers.

Unexpectedly, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during one truly crazy summer.

This beloved Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel about the three unforgettable Gaither sisters has been adapted into a beautiful full-color graphic novel for a new generation, with vibrant art by Sharee Miller.

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