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One Crazy Summer: the Graphic Novel

Name: One Crazy Summer: the Graphic Novel
ISBN: 9780062935588

Rita Williams-Garcia

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 6, 2025

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Why This Clicks

Sisters, Summer, Change

A lively graphic novel where sisterly bonds meet family upheaval and a summer of unexpected lessons.

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Close-knit sister dynamics seen through an eleven-year-old’s eyes
A child’s perspective on family, country, and a Black Panther day camp

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A summer that complicates the sisters’ hopes and expectations
Vibrant full-color art

Book Details

Authors: Rita Williams-Garcia
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: May 6, 2025
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Black Graphic Novels · Historical Comics
Reading lane: Black Graphic Novels

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Classic Adaptations
Historical Comics
Black Graphic Novels
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Multigenerational Families
Parent-Child Stories
Sibling Stories
20th-Century U.S.

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“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 to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers. Unexpectedly, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during one truly crazy summer. This beloved Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and Coretta Scott King Award–winning novel about the three unforgettable Gaither sisters has been adapted into a beautiful full-color graphic novel for a new generation, with vibrant art by Sharee Miller.