"Good thing the plane had seat belts and we'd been strapped in tight before takeoff."
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Summary: 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.
Amistad; 215 pages
Summary: 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.
Amistad; 215 pages
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This is a wonderful book. The characters and setting are well-drawn. The writing is poetic. It is a must-read for the Mock Newbery.
I finished it and blogged about it, http://lauramitolife.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-crazy-summer.html, I agee a must-read and poetic.
I think this one is a contender. I was really caught off guard by its ending -- I had been sailing through it enjoying the relationships between the sisters, interested in all the cultural/historical references and then I was sobbing! It's a great read.
Absolute perfection!
I really enjoy this one. The story was full of emotion and definately kept you engaged. I think this would be a great class room read.
http://richiespicks.pbworks.com/ONE-CRAZY-SUMMER
I agree with everyone else, it was an absolutely wonderful book. Great characters with spot-on inner musings of Delphine.
Wonderful! I could not put it down!
Each character has their own distinct voice in response to their relationship with their mother and their surroundings; Delphine's is particularly authentic. The setting and the time period are made very vivid as well with details that add social commentary in a non-didactic fashion, (ie - the girls doing "colored counting.") Ending relects what is going on all around the girls - no easy resolution - uneasy truce of sorts. Well done - in my top 3.
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