Kendi's books.Įach humorous, unforgettable story in this trilogy follows the sisters as they grow up during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history, the 1960s.
Rita Williams-Garcia's books about Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern can also be read alongside nonfiction explorations of American history such as Jason Reynolds's and Ibram X. Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love in this book. Mwila, a stern exchange teacher from Zambia.īut 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. And her new sixth-grade teacher isn't the fun, stylish Miss Honeywell-it's Mr. Uncle Darnell comes home from Vietnam, but he's not the same. That doesn't sit well with Big Ma, who doesn't like the way things are changing. Through letters, Delphine pours her heart out and receives some constant advice: to be eleven while she can.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.Īfter 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. The one person she confides in is her mother, Cecile. Besides her sisters, Delphine’s got plenty of other things to worry about-like starting sixth grade, being the tallest girl in her class, and dreading the upcoming school dance. That’s much harder now that Vonetta and Fern refuse to be bossed around.
But Big Ma still expects Delphine to keep her sisters in line. Uncle Darnell returns from Vietnam a different man. The sisters aren’t the only ones who have changed.
This extraordinary novel earned five starred reviews, with Publishers Weekly calling it "historical fiction that’s as full of heart as it is of heartbreak" and The Horn Book considering it "funny, wise, poignant, and thought-provoking."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. In this Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel and sequel to the New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book One Crazy Summer, the Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn and find that changes large and small have come to their home.
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