Age Group: 9 - 12 Years

Description: It's 1968 and eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, travel from Brooklyn to Oakland to spend a month with their estranged mother, Cecile, who left them years earlier. Instead of the warm reunion they hope for, they find Cecile distant and uninterested, sending them to a Black Panther summer camp each day. Through their experiences, the girls learn about family, identity, and the civil rights movement. Delphine, who has always acted as the responsible sibling, is challenged to let go and allow her sisters to grow. The story is both heartwarming and thought-provoking, offering a child’s perspective on a turbulent time in American history. One Crazy Summer has received numerous accolades, including the Coretta Scott King Award, the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, Newbery Honor, and was a National Book Award Finalist