One+Crazy+Summer

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APA Citation: Williams-Garcia, R. (2010). //One crazy summer.// New York, NY: Amistad.
Book cover: Williams-Garcia, R. (2010). //One crazy summer.// Retrieve on July 15, 2011 from: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L2zlm3iurGo/TSTP3wCaJiI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/7rZQlxF9kyo/s1600/One%2BCrazy%2BSummer.jpg.

Book Summary:
Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are sisters live in Brooklyn with their father and grandmother. The girls fly to Oakland, California for a four-week stay with their mother who abandoned them seven years ago when Delphine was four, Vonetta was barely walking, and Fern was an infant. When the girls arrive their mother meets them at the airport and takes them to her home, though she isn't motherly to them. The girls hand over the money they brought in hopes of going to Disneyland and doing some sightseeing so they will be able to eat dinner. The sisters have to eat breakfast down the street at the People's Center and they spend their days there taking part in some of the programs available. It definately  turns out to be //One Crazy Summer!//

Links:

 * Author information**: http://www.ritawg.com/


 * Book Trailer**: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZJd6HA5UkY


 * Coretta Scott King Award Winner**: http://aalbc.com/books/related.htm


 * National Book Award Finalist Interview**: http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2010_ypl_williamsgarcia_interv.html


 * Newbery Honor Book Information**: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/aboutnewbery/aboutnewbery.cfm


 * The Black Panthers**: http://atlantapost.com/2011/02/21/black-history-month-the-black-panther-party/

Discussion Questions:
1. What were the main ideas and themes brought up in this book? 2. What part of the story was the most unbelievable to you and why? 3. What is your opinion of the girls' mother?

Classroom Activity:
The class will discuss the Civil Rights Movement and look at some of the key players. The class will make a timeline showing important events that took place in the late 1960's. Students will write a poem expressing their feelings about the Civil Rights Movement or one of the key players of the time.