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A review by askoda
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
5.0
What kind of mother sends her children off to a summer camp that is run by Black Panthers? Well, after reading the book “One Crazy Summer” by Rita Williams-Garcia, readers can conclude that only a mother that cares about her children’s future is the kind that would send her children to such a camp. This children’s novel tackled huge topics like racial inequality, the Black Panther Organization, and absent mothers.
In the summer of 1968, three little girls, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are sent away by their father Big Pa (against Big Ma, their grandmother’s protests) to visit their absent mother Cecile. While there, Cecile shoos her young children to a center in Oakland so that they can eat breakfast and not bother her. Cecile has mysterious work to do. She cannot be bothered by their childlike needs. During the month that the girls are in Oakland, they learn the most valuable of life lessons. They reconnect with their estranged mother and understand the importance of standing up for their rights. This was another powerful book suitable for most age groups. It brings a new perspective to history and shines a light on trying social and racial inequalities.
I highly suggest reading this book, it tossed me into a journey learning all about the Black Panthers and what they really were up to.
In the summer of 1968, three little girls, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are sent away by their father Big Pa (against Big Ma, their grandmother’s protests) to visit their absent mother Cecile. While there, Cecile shoos her young children to a center in Oakland so that they can eat breakfast and not bother her. Cecile has mysterious work to do. She cannot be bothered by their childlike needs. During the month that the girls are in Oakland, they learn the most valuable of life lessons. They reconnect with their estranged mother and understand the importance of standing up for their rights. This was another powerful book suitable for most age groups. It brings a new perspective to history and shines a light on trying social and racial inequalities.
I highly suggest reading this book, it tossed me into a journey learning all about the Black Panthers and what they really were up to.