Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Appears on list
Description
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
Author
Series
Gaither sisters volume 3
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 22 cm
Appears on list
Description
"Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible"--
Author
Series
Gaither sisters volume 2
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm
Appears on list
Description
The Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn, where they adapt to new feelings of independence while managing changes large and small, from Pa's new girlfriend to a very different Uncle Darnell's return from Vietnam.
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
166 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Feeling most alive when he's playing the blues with his grandfather, Clayton is devastated when his grandfather dies and his mother forbids him from playing music, losses that compel him to run away and join bluesmen on the road.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, un sello de HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 20 cm
Description
"En 1968, uno de los años más tumultuosos de la historia estaounidense reciente, tres niñas viajan a Oakland, California, en busca de la madre que las abandonó. Un verano loco es una historia inolvidable, divertida y conmovedora de Rita Williams-Garcia, distinguida autora de libros infantiles y juveniles." --
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,...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Let us know! Suggest a Title