One Crazy Summer is the story of eleven year old Delphine and her two sisters, Vonetta and Fern. It is the summer of 1968, and the three girls have been sent to Oakland, California to spend a month with the mother who walked out on them years ago. Coming from Brooklyn and their loving Papa and Big Ma, this is a significant shift in their reality. Their mother, Cecile, is cold and unwelcoming and makes her displeasure at having these house guests readily apparent.
Cecile, who has rechristened herself "Nzila," wants nothing but to be left in peace and quiet so she can work on her poetry and printing. As it is at home, Delphine is tasked with watching over her sisters and keeping them well fed. Cecile sends the girls to a summer day camp run by the Black Panthers at the nearby People's Center. There, the girls slowly make friends and learn about Huey Newton, Bobby Hutton, and how to protect their civic rights when dealing with the police.
Will the girls ever develop a relationship with their mother? How will the rest of their summer play out? Find out in the award winning book One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia.
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