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One Crazy Summer

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 3,125 Ratings and 885 Reviews

Book Description
Eleven year old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern travel to Oakland to meet their mother, Cecil, who abandoned their family years earlier. But even when Cecil get them to their house, she shows no interest and seems to view them as nothing but a nuisance.
Book Information
PublisherRecorded Books
BindingAudio CD (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-101449821960
ISBN-13978-1449821968
Publication Date/2010
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About Rita Williams-Garcia (Author) : Rita Williams-Garcia is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Rita Williams-Garcia include No Laughter Here, Every Time a Rainbow Dies, Blue Ti... more
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About Sisi Aisha Johnson (Narrator) : Sisi Aisha Johnson is a published narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Sisi Aisha Johnson include Feathers.
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10/15/2011 Allison Hunter-Frederick said:
One Crazy Summer is different than my typical read. In certain ways, One Crazy Summer is about experiences which anyone can have. In other ways, One Crazy Summer is one particular time, place, and situation. It is the fictional experience of three sisters during the 1960's African-American revolutio... more

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7/16/2011 Carmela Martino tagged as: I read

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12/21/2010 Mary Sandford said: Great insight into the reality of life for blacks in the late sixties. Realistic portrayal of the good and bad of both sides of the racial issue. Interesting and thought provoking.
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