One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel
$20.98
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2025
Summary
“I wish I didn’t know that I was marching my sisters into a boiling pot of trouble cooking in Oakland…”
Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She’s had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California.
But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780062935588 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0062935585 |
| Author: | Rita Williams-Garcia, Sharee Miller |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | Quill Tree Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 635g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
Critics Review
“Retaining the lively dialogue and strong characterization of the original, this version is enhanced by the wonderfully expressive drawings and use of vibrant color. A fresh take for a beloved story.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“The story balances its sense of history with a sense of compassion…Hand this to readers interested in the civil rights movement or kiddos who’ve taken on lots of older sibling duties.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)“The personal is profoundly political, and a specific experience feels universally meaningful in this fantastic graphic novel.” — School Library Journal (starred review)“An important coming-of-age work on social justice, community, family, and forgiveness.” — Booklist
Rita Williams-Garcia
Rita Williams-Garcia’s Newbery Honor-winning novel, One Crazy Summer, was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and a New York Times bestseller. The sequel, P.S. Be Eleven was also a Coretta Scott King Author Award winner and an ALA Notable Children’s Book for Middle Readers.
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