P.S. Be Eleven

Written by Rita Williams-Garcia

Part of the Gaither Sisters series

Delphine navigates family changes and a new teacher while clinging to her childhood.

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304 pages· 52,937 words· Est. 7.5 hour read· 770L

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Bookroo's summary

Delphine Gaither returns home from a transformative summer with newfound independence, unsettling her family. Her father has a new girlfriend, and her uncle returns from Vietnam changed. School brings a stern new teacher, Mr. Mwila, challenging her further. Amidst these upheavals, Delphine's mother advises her to savor her childhood. Can Delphine balance growing up with holding onto her youth in a rapidly changing world?

From the publisher

The Gaither sisters are at it again! A sequel to the Newbery Honor Book One Crazy Summer, this Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel will find a home in the hearts of readers who loved Brown Girl Dreaming and As Brave as You. After spending the summer in Oakland, California, with their mother and the Black Panthers, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern arrive home with a newfound streak of independence. That doesn’t sit well with Big Ma, who doesn’t like the way things are changing. Neither does Delphine. Pa has a new girlfriend. Uncle Darnell comes home from Vietnam, but he’s not the same. And her new sixth-grade teacher isn’t the fun, stylish Miss Honeywell—it’s Mr. Mwila, a stern exchange teacher from Zambia. But the one thing that doesn’t change during this turbulent year is the advice that Delphine receives from her mother, who reminds her not to grow up too fast. To be eleven while she can.