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She is involved with the Black Panther Party and the girls get a quick education about party members. Abstract: In the summer of 1968, after traveling 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. When her dad sends eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters, Vonetta... read more. This moving, funny novel won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the Coretta Scott King Award and was a National Book Award Finalist. It is aligned with the Common Core and specific learning objectives are included. Once there, the negative things their grandmother … Sort field for winners: one crazy summer. It's a gem of a story, subtly offering details about 1968 Oakland yet staying true to the story of three girls hoping to reclaim their mysterious mother's love. Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, seven years ago. And even though Delphine must look after her sisters during a summer trip to California to visit Cecile. But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother, Cecile is not . Coretta Scott King Book Awards. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia winner of 5 awards: Newbery Award Honor, Coretta Scott King Award Winner, National Book Award Finalist 2010 - Junior Library Guild Selection, Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. Find books like One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) from the world’s largest community of readers. ONE CRAZY SUMMER is worth reading more than once. When her dad sends eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, to Oakland, California, during the summer of 1968 so they can get to know their mother, Delphine has low expectations. One Crazy Summer. your own Pins on Pinterest. Rita Williams-Garcia's Newbery Honor-winning novel, One Crazy Summer, was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and a New York Times bestseller. And a lot of them are going to be kids. Rita Williams-Garcia is the author of the Newbery Honor Book One Crazy Summer, which was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and a New York Timesbestseller. Award Win Active Date: Monday, January 10, 2011 - 05:00. Delphine narrates as a responsible, thoughtful, observant girl, wiser than her 11 … Winner Rank: WIN. Vocabulary words and … One Crazy Summer is the first book in the Gaither Sisters Series. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. When Delphine and her two younger sisters, Fern and Vonetta, head out to Oakland to meet up with their runaway mom after four years, they're not sure what to expect. That's because their mother left … View book info and cumulative award history for One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. When her dad sends eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters, Vonetta... read more. Winner Image: Set during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, one crazy summer is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls in search of the mother who abandoned them—an unforgettable story told by a distinguished author of books for children and teens, Rita Williams-Garcia. When her dad sends eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, to Oakland, California, during the summer of 1968 so they can get to know their mother, Delphine has low expectations. Three sisters, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern, live with their father and grandmother in Brooklyn.