One Crazy Summer (Graphic Novel)

By Rita Williams-Garcia, Sharee Miller (Illustrator)

Three sisters face unexpected truths in a summer with their estranged mother and the Black Panthers.

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304 pages· 11,898 words· Est. 2 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Eleven-year-old Delphine and her sisters, Vonetta and Fern, are thrust into a summer of surprises when they visit their estranged mother, Cecile, in Oakland. Expecting Disneyland, they instead find themselves at a Black Panther day camp. As Cecile remains distant, the sisters navigate a world of activism and self-discovery. Will they uncover the truth about their mother and themselves in this tumultuous summer? Join the Gaither sisters on a journey of family, identity, and unexpected revelations in a story that challenges their understanding of the world and their place in it.

From the publisher

“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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