
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set
One Crazy Summer, P.s. Be Eleven, Gone Crazy in Alabama
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 2, 2018
All three books in the Coretta Scott King Award-winning series by New York Times-bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia are now available in one beautiful, giftable box set!
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- Who it’s for
- Middle-grade readers interested in family adventures
- Themes
- Family bonds, Growing up, 1960s American society
- Genres
- 20th-Century U.S., Sibling Stories, US: African American Stories
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: US: African American Stories.
One Crazy SummerRita Williams-Garcia83% matchAlso shares 20th-Century U.S.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963Christopher Paul Curtis58% matchAlso shares 20th-Century U.S.
City Summer, Country SummerKiese Laymon54% match
FerrisKate DiCamillo54% match
Hattie Mae Begins AgainSharon G. Flake54% matchAlso shares 20th-Century U.S.
American Girl: 5-minute StoriesAmerican Girl54% match
Remember USJacqueline Woodson54% match
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All three books in the Coretta Scott King Award-winning series by New York Times-bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia are now available in one beautiful, giftable box set! Each humorous, unforgettable story follows the Gaither sisters as they grow up during one of the most tumultuous eras in recent American history, the 1960s.
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Read the adventures of eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, as they visit their kin all over the rapidly changing nation—and as they discover that the bonds of family, and their own strength, run deeper than they ever knew possible. This box set includes One Crazy Summer, a Newbery Honor book, National Book Award finalist, and winner of the Scott O’Dell Award; P.S. Be Eleven; and Gone Crazy in Alabama, all of which will make the perfect addition to a young reader’s growing library. Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love in these books. Rita Williams-Garcia's books about Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern can also be read alongside nonfiction explorations of American history such as Jason Reynolds's and Ibram X. Kendi's books. “A beloved middle grade series.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Funny, wise, poignant, and thought-provoking.” —Horn Book (starred review) “The Gaither sisters are an irresistible trio. Williams-Garcia excels at conveying defining moments of American society from their point of view.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Where it sits
| US: African American Stories | 55% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century U.S. | 48% |
| Sibling Stories | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- US: African American Stories
- Multigenerational Families
- Stepfamily Stories
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- U.S. History
- Friendship
- Prejudice & Racism
- Bullying
- Authors
- Rita Williams-Garcia
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 2, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family bonds · Growing up · 1960s American society
- Reading lane
- US Biographies