Ranked #29 in Sister, Ranked #33 in California — see more rankings.
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
In a humorous and breakout book by Williams-Garcia, the Penderwicks meet the Black Panthers. less
In a humorous and breakout book by Williams-Garcia, the Penderwicks meet the Black Panthers. less
Rankings by Category
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #95 in 10-Year-Old
- #91 in 5th Grade
- #55 in African American
- #70 in African American History
- #95 in Diversity
- #39 in Multicultural
- #40 in Multiculturalism
- #61 in San Francisco
- #57 in Tween