{"product_id":"9780062215871","title":"Gone Crazy in Alabama","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWilliams-Garcia, Rita\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Coretta Scott King Award–winning \u003cem\u003eGone Crazy in Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e by Newbery Honor and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of the Gaither sisters as they travel from the streets of Brooklyn to the rural South for the summer of a lifetime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelphine, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful and humorous, this companion to the award-winning \u003cem\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eP.S. Be Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e will be enjoyed by fans of the first two books, as well as by readers meeting these memorable sisters for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's \u003cem\u003eThe Watsons Go to Birmingham \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline Woodson’s \u003cem\u003eBrown\u003cbr\u003eGirl Dreaming \u003c\/em\u003ewill find much to love in\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethis book. Rita\u003cbr\u003eWilliams-Garcia's books about Delphine,\u003cbr\u003eVonetta, and Fern can also be read alongside nonfiction explorations of\u003cbr\u003eAmerican history such as Jason Reynolds's and Ibram X. Kendi's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach\u003cbr\u003ehumorous, unforgettable story in this trilogy follows the sisters as they grow\u003cbr\u003eup during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history, the\u003cbr\u003e1960s. Read the adventures of eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters,\u003cbr\u003eVonetta and Fern, as they visit their kin all over the rapidly changing\u003cbr\u003enation—and as they discover that the bonds of family, and their own strength,\u003cbr\u003erun deeper than they ever knew possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The\u003cbr\u003eGaither sisters are an irresistible trio. Williams-Garcia excels at conveying\u003cbr\u003edefining moments of American society from their point of view\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.” —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers\u003cbr\u003eWeekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoretta Scott King Award winner * ALA Notable Book * \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year * \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eReviews\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year * ALA \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e Editors’ Choice * \u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year * \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of the Year * \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBooks\u003c\/em\u003e Blue Ribbon Book * Three starred reviews * CCBC Choice * New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing * Amazon Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46818016887039,"sku":"9780062215871","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062215871_s600x595.jpg?v=1780330645","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062215871","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}